In response to two European Court of Justice rulings, the UK government has published
new guidance for both employers and employees on paid holiday and sick leave.
The combined effect of the two rulings (Vicente Pereda v Madrid Movilidad SA and Stringer v HMRC) is that employees who fall ill during a period of scheduled annual leave may now be able to rearrange their leave for a later date; even if that means carrying untaken leave over to the following year.
Although the new legislation will mean that employees who become sick while on holiday will be able to recover from illness without missing out on annual leave, this could also place a huge administrative burden on employers.
The most efficient and effective way to keep track of employee leave and manage absence in the light of the ECJ rulings is to implement an accurate, automated leave management system, such as LeaveMaster, in your organisation.
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