Paid Holidays from work
Check your Entitlement!

Under the Working Time Regulations most workers are entitled to four weeks paid holidays every year (this includes public holidays).

If you work for somebody, whether you are described as self-employed or not, then you could be entitled to paid holidays.

The answers to the following questions will help to decide whether you are covered by the regulations as far as paid holidays are concerned: -

Who controls the work that you do?

If you have a boss then you probably should get paid holidays

Who organises your work for the day?

If you have a foreman then you probably should get paid holidays

Do you work for yourself or for an organisation?

If you work for an organisation then you probably should get paid holidays

Do you personally do the work or could you send somebody else to do it?

If you cannot hire somebody else to do your work then you probably should get paid holidays

Who sets the rates of pay?

If your boss sets the rates then you probably should get paid holidays

Do you get paid an hourly rate?

If the answer is yes, then you probably should get paid holidays

How free are you to choose the hours that you work?

If your boss sets the start and finish times then you probably should get paid holidays

Even if the Inland Revenue treats you as a self-employed subcontractor you may still be entitled to paid holidays.

If you think that you may be entitled to paid holidays and your employer has refused to pay you then call into Hamilton CAB to discuss things further.

If you employ workers and you want to check your responsibilities and obligations as an employer then call into Hamilton CAB to discuss things further.

We provide free, confidential, impartial, help and advice.

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