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Annual Holidays Act 1944
14AAnnual holidays for local council workers
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#### 14A Annual holidays for local council workers
14A Annual holidays for local council workers
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> > > (a) applies to a worker who is an employee of any of the following under the [Local Government Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-030)—
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> > > > (i) a council,
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> > > > (ii) a county council,
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> > > > (iii) a joint organisation, and
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> > > (b) prevails to the extent of any inconsistency with any other provision of this Act.
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> > (2) Payment in lieu of annual holidays Despite section 3(5), an employer and worker may agree to a payment in lieu of a period of annual holiday to which the worker is entitled under this Act.
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> > (3) An employer and worker may agree to a payment under subsection (2) only if—
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> > > (a) after the payment, the worker will have an accrued annual holiday entitlement of not less than 4 weeks, and
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> > > (b) the payment in lieu of a period of annual holiday is not less than the worker’s ordinary pay for that period.
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> > (4) Annual holidays at half pay or double pay Despite section 3, an employer and worker may agree to the worker taking a specified period of annual holiday at double pay or at half pay.
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> > (5) An employer and worker may agree on a worker taking a specified period of annual holiday at double pay only if, after taking the holiday, the worker will have an accrued annual holiday entitlement of not less than 4 weeks.
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> > (6) For the purposes of this section—
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> > > (a) a worker takes a specified period of annual holiday at double pay if the worker—
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> > > > (i) redeems the specified period of accrued annual holiday entitlement, and
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> > > > (ii) takes leave for half that specified period of time, and
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> > > > (iii) is paid during that period of leave at twice the worker’s ordinary pay, and
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> > > (b) a worker takes a specified period of annual holiday at half pay if the worker—
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> > > > (i) redeems the specified period of accrued annual holiday entitlement, and
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> > > > (ii) takes leave for twice that specified period of time, and
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> > > > (iii) is paid during that period of leave at half the worker’s ordinary pay.
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> **s 14A:** Ins 2020 No 5, Sch 1.1\[2\]. Am 2020 No 30, Sch 1.2.