Annual leave from work

The Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 lays down the amount of annual leave that an employee is entitled to. In accordance with this Act annual leave is based on the hours that the employee has worked.   The method that is used to calculate an employees annual leave entitlement is set out in the Act as follows: – Four working weeks annual leave, where the employee works more than 1,365 hours in the leave year – Or if the employee works less than 1,365 … read more

All employees are entitled to paid annual leave that is taken in accordance with the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997

Under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997, if an employee works eight months or more in a leave year then they are entitled to an unbroken period of two weeks annual leave.

Under the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997, it is the employer who decides the times at which a worker takes their annual leave having regard to work requirements. However, the employer is obliged, when making such a decision, to take into account the needs of the worker to reconcile work and family responsibilities as well as the opportunities for rest and recreation that the worker has available to them.