CORONAVIRUSHAS STOPPED travel, but employees are still accruing holiday. According to Government guidance on holiday entitlement and pay issued in mid-May, an employer can stop a worker taking time off on particular days. But to do this, it must givenotice equivalent to double the length of the holiday requested. Similarly, where an employer wants to cancel holiday or stop a worker from taking holiday on a particular day, it must give notice equivalent to the length of the previously scheduled holiday.The guidance says notice requirements apply as normal, regardless of whether employees are furloughed.
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