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Holidays, time off, sick leave, maternity and paternity leave

Includes career breaks and the holiday entitlement calculator

Services

  • Holiday calculator to work out statutory holiday leave in days or hours

  • Your Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) - how much you get, eligibility, how to claim SSP, fit notes, disputes.

  • Fit notes (formerly sick notes), holiday during sick leave, returning to work, long-term sick, dismissals

  • Holiday entitlement or annual leave - information for employers and workers on entitlement, calculating leave, taking leave, accruing leave and disputes.

  • Employer and employee guide to unpaid parental leave - eligibility, how much leave can be taken and notice periods, postponing leave

Guidance and regulation

News and communications

Research and statistics

Policy papers and consultations

Transparency and freedom of information releases