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The new working law hollidays paid?



    




jessica_6902
what?


Kourtney M
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Please refrase your question, I'm not sure if I understand you.


Judy
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You don't say where you are. If you're in the US, there is no law requiring paid holidays.


The One
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What is the question ?????


Dan
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if your question is what is the law on holliday pay. Most of the time it is time and a half. so say you work for 10 dollars an hour and you work a holiday it would be 15 dollars an hour


jackie m
UK- we were given an extra 5 days holidays from 1st October but legally your employer doesn't have to give you bank holidays. Check with ACAS for all details.


rwa000
pardon me but my gibberish is a little rusty


Usefully Employed
If you mean the increase in paid holiday entitlement in the UK, then it's now 4.8 weeks per year. This includes public / bank holidays.


KJ
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There is a minimum right to paid holiday, but your employer may offer more than this. The main things you should know about holiday rights are:

* From 1 October 2007 this year you are entitled to a minimum of 4.8 weeks
* The entitlement will increase again to 5.6 weeks from 1 April 2009
* Those working part-time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata (so 4.8 then 5.6 times your usual working week)
* You start building up holiday as soon as you start work
* Your employer can control when you take your holiday
* You get paid your normal pay for your holiday
* When you finish a job, you get paid for any holiday you’ve not taken
* Bank and public holidays in Britain can be included in your minimum entitlement

N.B. IMPORTANT TO NOTE, BANK HOLIDAYS ARE INCLUDED WITHIN THE 24 DAYS.


k
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Yes the 24 days ARE paid.

The 8 Bank Holidays are in ADDITION to this. So you will get 32 PAID days Holiday a year. This is to bring the UK closer to Europe - one of my cousin's worked for a German Company in London, and all new staff got 30 days a year (in accordance with what the employees at the Head Office in Germany got) PLUS the 8 UK Bank Holidays.





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