Annual leave is the permitted amount of holidays that an individual is given while in employment The legal requirement that an employer must give in the U K is 20 days
Time off work an employee is due over a twelve month period Can be expressed as a number of hours, days or weeks The entitlement is normally calculated by reference to a holiday year which may, or may not, be in alignment with the calendar year Frequently, but not always, excludes public/bank holidays Synonymous with: Holiday entitlement Leave entitlement
All WPRB-Classified, Contract-Classified and Professional Staff earn annual leave hours for each full month of their employment Employees working less than a full time schedule accrue annual leave hours on a prorated basis Annual leave is sometimes referred to as vacation leave