united-kingdom contract-law employment
Company closed and using my holiday entitlement for those days
<p>I'm a little confused here so hopefully someone can help. I'm from the UK and I get 28 paid holidays a year including bank holidays. </p>

<p>However, the company I work for are closed for 2 days over Christmas, because of this they are currently using 2 days of my holiday entitlement for these days, is it possible for them to use my holiday for days where they are closed?</p>

<p>Yes, they can do that, as long as they tell you about it in advance.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>Your employer can require you to take all or any of your holiday at a particular time, as long as they give you the right notice at the right time and take into account certain agreements between you.</p>
</blockquote>
<p><a href="https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/work/time-off-work/holidays-and-holiday-pay/#h-can-you-choose-when-to-take-holiday" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Source</a></p>
<blockquote>
<p>Employers can:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>tell their staff to take leave, eg bank holidays or Christmas</p>
</li>
<li><p>restrict when leave can be taken, eg at certain busy periods</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>The notice period for this is at least twice as long as the leave they want their staff to take.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/holiday-entitlement-rights/booking-time-off-" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Source</a> (official government site)</p>
