Questions surrounding annual leave

holidaypain

Hi,

I will try and explain as best I can. 

I work in a contact centre for public sector, not an outsourced call centre.
I'm on a fixed term contract therefore I entirely get certain benefits aren't available such as buying leave and there is no paid sick leave.

The confusion has come in when checking my contract recently it is typed as I receive 26 days holiday for the 12 month stint I am currently doing and it really isn't clear whether this means 26 days alone, excluding bank holidays. 

Does anyone here know or known of anyone working temporary roles in public sector can get generous leave? (from job adverts for more permanent officer or admin type roles I've come across it can be it seems, which makes me query if the 26 days is on its own and on one hand very generous leave makes sense for one month notice required of a temporary member of staff in my own daft head) 

Unfortunately I think I am heading for trouble as I've worked out I've taken 23 leave days already (and that is not including bank holidays and 1 enforced Christmas shut down day) and have a leave calculator advising half day left.

I have been offered a further 8 month extension when the current term/year comes to an end so my queries are, if I stay on, can they make the next new contract less holiday then the legal minimum? of course I understand they can also start making deductions from pay and never been in the position before, would I have the right to be notified?  (I did know of a colleague who left earlier then the contract planned and they received an invoice for over payment but that was when employment was ended) so appreciate this could very well happen too as an option. 

I am trying to ask a Manager but aware they may refuse to get involved and the writer of the contract hasn't come back to me so I regret if writing this post to soon. 

EnPointe

26 + 8 is hardly "generous" while's more than the legal minimum 20 leave days ( plus 8  public holidays or days in luieu)  it's fairly typical of  larger  private sector organisations  and  below the starting leave  of  various public sector  roles the NHS  *starts* at 27 + 8

26 days  total would be below the legla minimum for a full time role assuming  that 5 day a week  working is commpon /typical  in the organisation  (  I worked for a private secottr organisations  who used ot advertise 21 days  leave + public holidays but  Everyone other than Very Senior Managers  on the site / within the contract was 4 on 4 off including  site managers in the peripheral sites  and the Senior Ops managers on them main site - that 21 was 21 Long days  i.e. 5 blocks ( you didn;t have ot take it  in blocks you could take days or even half days ) + an extra  day + hours equivlanet to 8  7.5 hr public holidays  )

TELLIT01

Baseline leave entitlement in the Civil Service is 20 days + 8 Bank Holidays.  On that basis 26 + 8 seems generous and somewhat unlikely.  However, if working full time the OP would be entitled to 28 days minimum, including BH so 26 was either a typo or somebody doesn't know the legal requirements.

TheSpectator

TELLIT01 said:

Baseline leave entitlement in the Civil Service is 20 days + 8 Bank Holidays.  On that basis 26 + 8 seems generous and somewhat unlikely.  However, if working full time the OP would be entitled to 28 days minimum, including BH so 26 was either a typo or somebody doesn't know the legal requirements.

Some departments start on 25 days + bank holidays

Marvel1

TELLIT01 said:

Baseline leave entitlement in the Civil Service is 20 days + 8 Bank Holidays.  On that basis 26 + 8 seems generous and somewhat unlikely.  However, if working full time the OP would be entitled to 28 days minimum, including BH so 26 was either a typo or somebody doesn't know the legal requirements.

This is advertised at 1 department as their annual leave, unless I'm mis-reading what you are saying.

• 25 days holiday, increasing by one day each year up to 30 days pro rata.  
  

On top of the extra 8 bank holidays.