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Holiday allowance query

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  • comeandgo
    comeandgo Posts: 5,930 Forumite
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    Well padded John, the company I work for buys surplus and sells extra holidays
  • comeandgo wrote: »
    Well padded John, the company I work for buys surplus and sells extra holidays

    And that would be an illegal practice.
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  • paddedjohn
    paddedjohn Posts: 7,512 Forumite
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    comeandgo wrote: »
    Well padded John, the company I work for buys surplus and sells extra holidays

    Oh, it must be alright then.
    Be Alert..........Britain needs lerts.
  • comeandgo
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    Yes, it is alright, I get 7 weeks holidays, I think these rules you quote only apply to those who get minimum holiday entitlement? I know the unions were heavily involved in our new conditions so would not think they would have let anything illegal pass.
  • comeandgo wrote: »
    Yes, it is alright, I get 7 weeks holidays, I think these rules you quote only apply to those who get minimum holiday entitlement? I know the unions were heavily involved in our new conditions so would not think they would have let anything illegal pass.

    This is not about you - it's about the OP. Who doesn't get 7 weeks holiday. So making the point about buying and selling holidays needs qualification and is completely irrelevant.
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  • paddedjohn
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    This is not about you - it's about the OP. Who doesn't get 7 weeks holiday. So making the point about buying and selling holidays needs qualification and is completely irrelevant.

    Hence my sarcastic last post #14 that flew right over their head;)
    Be Alert..........Britain needs lerts.
  • liney
    liney Posts: 5,122 Forumite
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    A company can only buy holidays that you have not taken if they are in excess of the Statutory 5.6 weeks entitlement.

    You must take the 5.6 weeks leave in order to comply with Working Time Regulations. If you have more, and you want to sell it, the company can buy it back.

    OP could only sell 0.2 days leave being the amount of non-statutory leave she gets.
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