Leaving Job - Payment of Holidays

matsil

Hi Everyone,

Prehaps someone can advise me plase. I will be leaving my job at the end of July, but I have only taken 2 days holidays since January. I should be entitled to about 10days holidays, less the two I have taken.... so thats about 8 days worth of holidays that I haven't taken.

Am I entitled to payment for the days not taken? If so, is there any handy piece of online literature that I can print and reference, if there is a problem.

Many thanks.

snellers

yes your company will pay you any holidays not used on a pro-rata basis. It is very very common occurance - there should be no question of them not paying you (although worth checking with HR to make sure they have the same figures you do- ask them to clarify how they worked it out)

Citizens advice would be the site to visit - I'm sure they will have the details there - go to the employment section - your rights (and the companies) will be explained

http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories

matsil

Thanks snellers - thats great - comforting to know. I have every faith, I just want to be in the know if you know what I mean.

Nody

Paid or have your last 8 days on the notice period be holidays.

h_orse

Hi guys,

Im finished next week.

Im due over 2 days holidays.
the company wont pay as they are saying i didnt work the full year

Where do i go from here..../

davo10

h_orse wrote: »

Hi guys,

Im finished next week.

Im due over 2 days holidays.
the company wont pay as they are saying i didnt work the full year

Where do i go from here..../

Why do you feel you are owed 2 days? Have you worked out exactly how much leave time you have accrued between January 1st and next week?

h_orse

HR told me last week that i had 2.8 days holidays...?

Now this week i have given in my notice, i forfit them, I didnt work the full year to be entitled to them.....?

indigo twist

h_orse wrote: »

HR told me last week that i had 2.8 days holidays...?

Now this week i have given in my notice, i forfit them, I didnt work the full year to be entitled to them.....?

Annual leave is calculated on a pro-rata basis. They would have told you your remaining holidays on the basis that you'd be working for the remaining of their annual leave year. If you have since handed in your notice, you could be due less, or indeed you might end up owing them money (depending on their annual leave year, and depending on how much leave you've taken already.)

It's only logical. If your annual entitlement is 20 days between Jan-Dec, and you only start working there on 1st December, you hardly expect to be able to take 20 days off in your first month? Similarly if you leave mid-year, your leave entitlement will be adjusted accordingly.

h_orse

Yep i now understand that, think its a bit poor really.

Now this is where it gets interesting in my opinion.

The company set up a new policy for 2013-2014 year.

No holidays are allowed in 'peak' period.

they have deemed peak period is between mid Nov to the end of Dec...

Is there not an argument there on that basis so.

Or can the company make up the rules to suit them selves....

davo10

h_orse wrote: »

Yep i now understand that, think its a bit poor really.

Now this is where it gets interesting in my opinion.

The company set up a new policy for 2013-2014 year.

No holidays are allowed in 'peak' period.

they have deemed peak period is between mid Nov to the end of Dec...

Is there not an argument there on that basis so.

Or can the company make up the rules to suit them selves....

Holiday leave is taken at a time agreed by employer, so if the employer decides that no one can take holidays during peak trading periods then so be it, to be fair they let you know in advance what their policy is. As stated above, you were probably told that you had days left based on you working there a full year, as you are leaving early then holiday leave accrued would be reduced. It really doesn't matter if there is a period during which you can't take holidays, if you have no holidays to take.

As for it "being a bit poor really", why?, do you think it's unfair not to be given more holiday leave than you have accrued/earned?

h_orse

As for "being a bit poor really" I would love to go into more detail but for obvious reasons I can't.

I guess I better leave it there so.

Thanks for your info