Holiday carry over is the idea that employees carry forward remaining days from their annual leave entitlement from one year to the next. The WTR originally gave workers 5.6 weeks of annual leave in each leave year. It specifies that 4 weeks of this leave must be taken in the leave year to which it relates, and the remaining 1.6 weeks can only be carried over by agreement with the employer for one leave year. There are some exceptions to this, including where workers cannot take annual leave due to sickness or maternity leave. Although many of the WTR rules still apply, the Government’s new guidance regarding holiday carry over is an important update and one that applies to businesses of every size. Learn more here