Sick leave is no holiday!
This issue of holiday entitlements and sick leave is a perennial favourite. It’s a classic case of playing catch up with fast moving (at least for Europe) changes in employment law. We seem to be unable to get any clarity in the UK legal system and progress is very much a zig zag rather than a straight line.
Those kind legal types at Wedlake Bell LLP have issued a useful article on a recent Tribunal case regarding the ability to “roll over” unused holiday entitlements when an employee is off sick. You can click through to the article here.
You’ll see it’s all still a bit of a muddle. Let caution be your watchword and take appropriate advice.
Steve Clark