Do staff holiday calculations now urges SME forum
The Forum of Private Business is urging firms to work out their employees’ holiday entitlements now in order to avoid any unpleasant surprises at the end of the year. The support group has added a free-to-use a free holiday entitlement calculator on its website to help small businesses following what the form described as “repeated changes to legislation that means calculating statutory annual leave entitlements has become an increasing confusing process.” Part-time staff, maternity leave and sickness absence pose a particular problem for employers.
The Forum’s finance and administration director, Nick Palin, said: “Like many areas of employment law, the rules surrounding holiday entitlements are complex. The legislation is particularly tricky to interpret in areas such as sickness absence and maternity leave, so it’s perhaps not surprising if business owners put off dealing with the issue until they have to.
“However, by leaving holiday entitlement calculations until the last minute, employers are increasing the likelihood of staff shortages and potential legal problems. This doesn’t have to be the case - holiday entitlement calculators like the one on our website are easy to use and should allow business owners to work out their employees’ entitlements in a matter of minutes.”
The calculator can be found under the ‘HR’ section of the forum’s website.
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