what constitutes full time and part time hours

tir21

how many hours do you have to work for the government to consider you in full time employment

i ask because im wondering if someone who works part time is legally required to take holidays if they work zero hours and don't want or need any holiday from their usual working hours since they may already get all the time off they need

thanks

ohreally

The requirement is for the employer to provide for the duty in law.

tir21

ohreally wrote: »

The requirement is for the employer to provide for the duty in law.

what is the duty in law

scooby088

Part time hours are anything up to 15 for claiming JSA purposes anything over 16 is classed as full time for JSA purposes. As for holiday I am sure you accrue them for the hours worked, you may not need them but I would surely take them.

ohreally

To provide a holiday entitlement wich meets legislation.


https://www.gov.uk/calculate-your-holiday-entitlement/y/casual-or-irregular-hours

tir21

scooby088 wrote: »

Part time hours are anything up to 15 for claiming JSA purposes anything over 16 is classed as full time for JSA purposes. As for holiday I am sure you accrue them for the hours worked, you may not need them but I would surely take them.

thanks but is one allowed to take any remaining holidays as pay if they are not taken by the end of the year?

ohreally

tir21 wrote: »

thanks but is one allowed to take any remaining holidays as pay if they are not taken by the end of the year?

Perhaps this could be argued if the employer persistantly prevented you from taking a/l.

If the employee chooses to simply not take the leave then looking for the pay, this could be a bone of contention.

scooby088

tir21 wrote: »

thanks but is one allowed to take any remaining holidays as pay if they are not taken by the end of the year?

I doubt you would be able to take the pay rather than the holiday but you could always ask your employer. Where I used to work if you didn't take the holiday you lost it.

zzzLazyDaisy

Here is some information about statutory holiday pay

https://www.gov.uk/holiday-entitlement-rights/holiday-pay-the-basics

But to answer what I think your question, an employee cannot choose to 'roll up' the holiday entitlement and have the pay instead as a lump sum.

What an employee on a zero hours contract can do instead though, is to book odd days' holiday on days that they are not rota'd to work, in which case they would not normally be paid for that day anyway.

tir21

zzz

But to answer what I think your question, an employee cannot choose to 'roll up' the holiday entitlement and have the pay instead as a lump sum.

thanks but although i couldnt choose to have holiday converted to pay, is there any reason i couldnt come to an agreement with my employer to do this?

ohreally

What case are you going to put to your employer to request payment?