11th March 2008, 10:28 AM
24 days is the legal minimum... what is recommended (though not the law) is that bank holidays etc are not INCLUDED in the 24 days but additional to. That is up to the individual employer... however... ALL RAOs are required by the IFA to carry this out. (though how I am not sure)
From 1 October 2007 all workers have a statutory right to at least 4.8 weeks paid annual leave (that's 24 days paid holiday if you work five days a week).
I should point out to Peter... and I know he knows! .......... the BAJR levels are a minimum .. a level under which (unless their are circumstances that are made clear) the company can't place adverts on BAJR. It is not telling you ... personally that what ever you are paying you MUST raise by x% ... BAJR has no right or mandate to do so. If you wish to advertise a position, and you pay over the minimum grade then fine... if you offer more, then you will likely get better choice of applicant, if you conditions include a weeks holiday in BArbados and company expense, and chauffuer driven transport to and from site, with a Harvey Nicks clothing allouance... then you will get what you pay for.....
If you offer the minimum rate, and a tent (deductions for tent rent taken from your pay) with no help in walking the 10 miles to site every day....
see what I mean? If you are already offering more and better conditions... then you are already fine.
As to the lateness.. I do apologise both here and in the document... but make it clear that I was hopeful (perhaps too hopeful) that the long awaited benchmarking would have been published ... it has not, so I could wait no longer.... I have come up with a possible senario that has so far been accepted as reasonable and realistic... only one complaint so far.... and from someone who already provides the requirements
"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu
From 1 October 2007 all workers have a statutory right to at least 4.8 weeks paid annual leave (that's 24 days paid holiday if you work five days a week).
I should point out to Peter... and I know he knows! .......... the BAJR levels are a minimum .. a level under which (unless their are circumstances that are made clear) the company can't place adverts on BAJR. It is not telling you ... personally that what ever you are paying you MUST raise by x% ... BAJR has no right or mandate to do so. If you wish to advertise a position, and you pay over the minimum grade then fine... if you offer more, then you will likely get better choice of applicant, if you conditions include a weeks holiday in BArbados and company expense, and chauffuer driven transport to and from site, with a Harvey Nicks clothing allouance... then you will get what you pay for.....
If you offer the minimum rate, and a tent (deductions for tent rent taken from your pay) with no help in walking the 10 miles to site every day....
see what I mean? If you are already offering more and better conditions... then you are already fine.
As to the lateness.. I do apologise both here and in the document... but make it clear that I was hopeful (perhaps too hopeful) that the long awaited benchmarking would have been published ... it has not, so I could wait no longer.... I have come up with a possible senario that has so far been accepted as reasonable and realistic... only one complaint so far.... and from someone who already provides the requirements
"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu