Bosses are within their rights to demand people take annual leave, despite the fact travel restrictions are in place and many businesses are closed.
That even affects people on furlough or shielding, who will effectively swap not working for their boss for being on holiday from not-working for their boss.
But there's good news too - thanks to the way holiday pay works you can actually get a pay boost for taking leave. That's because time on holiday has to be paid at your full wages, and not just the 80% that's covered by the government's Job Retention Scheme.
Acas' official guidance reads: "Furloughed workers must get their usual pay in full, for any holiday they take." Can I say no to holiday 'requests' during lockdown While the minimum
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