From: "tim \(moved to sweden\)" 
Newsgroups: uk.finance uk.legal
Subject: Re: Converting Employees' Surplus Annual Leave into Pay
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 15:50:32 +0100


"Andy Pandy"  wrote in message 
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> "Tim"  wrote in message
> news:dl4qds$reu$1@nwrdmz01.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
>> "Andy Pandy" wrote
>> > The point is the staff must by law have a
>> > minimum of 4 weeks (IIRC) annual leave.
>>
>> Can staff not waive that right, if they agree?
>
> Nope - I think the only opt out is the 48 hour week.

Whilst there is no mechanism for staff to 'agree' not
to take their holidays, there is also no mechanism to
force them to do so.  In reality, staff *can* opt out their
holiday allowance simply by not taking them.

tim