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Sick leave entitlement increases from 24 July

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From Saturday 24 July 2021, the minimum entitlement to sick leave increases from 5 to 10 days per 12 month period.

  • New employees will be entitled to 10 days’ sick leave after they have completed 6 months’ current continuous employment with the employer.  
  • For existing employees, the entitlement will increase to 10 days when they next become entitled to sick leave.

An employee may carry over up to 10 days’ unused sick leave to a maximum of 20 days’ entitlement in any year.

If you haven’t already communicated the changes to your teams, the Association has some additional guidance on how to advise them. Access this guidance here (make sure you login in first to be able to review this member-only resource).

Now is a good time to review and update your employment agreements and the Restaurant Association has updated the template agreements available for members use (download agreements here).  

If you have any questions or need any assistance, please contact our Helpline team on 0800 737 827.

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