Me Time - Holidays

The holiday year runs from 1^st January to 31^st December. You are entitled to receive a minimum annual paid holiday entitlement of 28 days if full time or the pro-rata equivalent of 5.6 weeks based on your normal working week.

If your hours of work vary from week to week this is equivalent to 12.1% of actual hours worked. There is no legal right to additional paid time off on Bank and Public holidays as this already counts towards your minimum holiday entitlement.

Your paid holiday entitlement and the method of calculation will be set out in your contract.

All holiday dates must be agreed in advance by your Line Manager. Planning staffing levels is critical to a hotel, and holiday dates can only be agreed if they fit with the company’s staffing schedules.

At least 1 month's notice is required for holidays of 1 week or more and all requests for holidays must be made using the EPS system. If you're unsure of how to book holiday, please see the MyEPS guide.

If your Line Manager agrees, you can take holiday in excess of your accrued entitlement to the date of your holiday, providing it does not exceed your total annual entitlement.

Holiday entitlement not used in one holiday year cannot be carried forward to the next year unless you are absent from work due to long term sickness, or there was a particular business need to postpone the holiday, in which case the General Manager or Director can approve up to 5 days to be carried forward. Any holiday carried forward must be taken in the first 3 months of the following holiday year.

The Company reserves the right to require you to take up to 25% of your annual holiday entitlement at times specified by the Company. Any such requirements will be notified to you as early as practical in the holiday year.

If your employment terminates, you are entitled to be paid for the balance of any accrued, unused statutory holiday entitlement. Any paid holiday taken in excess of your entitlement will be deducted from your final payment. The Company may require you to take outstanding holiday during your period of notice.