Managing holidays: Guidance for managers

Having paid time off from work is important to employees but it is also a benefit to the business - rested workers who feel valued are more productive.

Managing holidays within your team is an important part of your role as a manager. If annual leave is not managed correctly, it can lead to problems and create risks to the business.

This guide is designed to help you manage leave across your team in a fair and consistent way.

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Annual leave: UK employment law

The CIPD's dedicated legal resource on holiday entitlement for all types of worker. This page includes guidance on applying the working time directive and how the UK court system sees legal claims against employers on annual leave matters.

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