Annual leave

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My annual leave starts on 1st of may and my employer has said I have to accrue holidays before I can use them therefore I will never have enough holidays for a summer holiday with my family is that allowed
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An employer can dictate when you can and cannot take your holiday so, irrespective of any accrual considerations, they could say no holiday in the summer months if they so choose.
Your entitlement it to a minimum of 5.6 weeks paid annual leave (if full time) to be taken when the employer says. Although not common, an employer could close for 5.6 weeks per year and allow no other leave at all!
You have the right to time off or to to be paid for holidays (so effectively double time for the holiday days worked).
Your employer might be trying it on, assuming that employees don't know their rights or are afraid to exercise them.
If they're not working in a fair and transparent way, I'd be inclined to find different employment.