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One in 12 workers missing out on holiday entitlement
One in 12 UK workers are not getting the holiday days they are entitled to, according to figures released today by the TUC.
Based on its research, it estimates that 2.2 million employees are not getting the minimum paid leave entitlement they are due and 1.2 million aren’t getting any paid leave at all.
The figure is higher among women, with 9.2% of female workers losing out compared to 7.2% of men.
The sectors in which workers are most likely to lose out are agriculture (14.9%), mining and quarrying (14.7%) and accommodation and food (13.9%).
The TUC says the main reasons people are missing out are because employers are setting unrealistic workloads, are deliberately denying holiday requests and are not keeping up to date with the law.
Working people are entitled to a statutory annual minimum of 28 days paid leave, pro rata and including public holidays.
The TUC is calling on the Government to clamp down on employers who deny staff their statutory holiday entitlement and to change the law so workers are fully compensated for missed holidays.
The Government has recently consulted on enforcing holiday entitlements but has yet to announce any plans.
TUC general secretary~Frances O’Grady~said: "We’re now in peak holiday season. But while many workers are away enjoying time off with friends and family, millions are missing out. And that puts them at risk of burnout.
"Employers have no excuse for robbing staff of their well-earned leave. UK workers put in billions of hours of unpaid overtime as it is.
"The government must toughen up enforcement to stop bosses cheating staff out of their leave."
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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