Adoption Leave Policy Appendix 2 - Annual leave information
Before your Adoption Leave
Ensure you have taken all annual leave you have accrued since the beginning of the holiday year.
Please note: You will not normally be allowed to carry these holidays forward. You can take your holiday entitlement at the beginning of your Adoption Leave.
Annual leave accrual during Adoption Leave
- You will continue to accrue annual leave entitlement whilst you are on paid Adoption Leave see table below.
- You only accrue holidays in line with the Working Time Directive whilst on unpaid Adoption Leave.
- Leave accrued during Adoption Leave may be carried forward into the holiday year in which you return and again you may add this to the end of your Adoption Leave. This would mean that although your Adoption Leave would end on the agreed date you would not actually return to the workplace until the end of the holiday period.
Please note: The five public holidays should not form a part of holiday calculations; if you are working or on paid leave when these fall, you will receive payment for them but they are not transferable.
The table below highlights the number of days accrued depending on contract type. These figures will be affected should you decide to return early from Adoption Leave.
| Grade and service | Leave accrued during 39 weeks paid period | Leave accrued during 13 weeks unpaid period | Total leave accrued during 52 weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 1-4 Less than 4 years service |
22.5 | 5 | 27.5 |
| Grades 1-4 More than 4 years service but less than 6 years service |
24 | 5 | 29 |
| Grades 1-4 More than 6 years service and Grades 5-9 inclusive |
25.5 | 5 | 30 |