What am I entitled to on resigning?

[Fetchez la vache]

Lets say I resigned next week.. the company is almost certainly about to go under anyway but thats beside the point, though part of the reason I'm probably resigning (+ dependant on other job offer).

If I have 20 days holiday a year and have taken none so far, with 4 full months being worked this year (Hold worked out from Jan) then I take that I'm owed 5 days holidays.

Lets say I've worked 10 days since payday, given the situation, is it reasonable to offer that they pay me for 15 days work and offer not to turn up the next day? Strictly I'm on a months notice, but things are so dire I recon they'd go for it.

Sorry if this is a numpty question but I'm rubbish with things like this
Thanks

[Eric Mc]

If you voluntarilly resign, you will lose any entitlement to redundancy pay you might be due.

[Fetchez la vache]

Thanks Eric
Ah ok - do you mean the 5 days?

I just wanted to know what I was entitled to, as the company certainly has been dishonest (ie not paying) in the past with peoples untaken holiday pay days when they were made redundant, let alone when resigning.

[Eric Mc]

You are entitled to a certain number of days pay based on your age and the length of time you have worked with that employer. Check out the ACAS website for the details.

[Sagacitas]

I believe that any holiday time that has accured is due to you, which means that if you work out your notice they will have to pay you for the 5 days holiday that you have not used (on top of the normal pay for working out your notice).

The other option is to use the holiday time to reduce the period of time you have to work.

So if you are on one months notice you can either work the whole month, obviously getting paid for it, and they will pay you, additionaly, for the 5 days holiday that you have not used.

or you can use the 5 days holiday to work only 3 weeks of notice - but still get paid for the full month.

If you leave at short notice I don't believe they owe you anything. That doesn't stop you coming to an agreement with them though.

Richard

[benjdr]

Here you go:
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1998/19981833.htm

Paragraph 14.

[Fetchez la vache]

Thats great. Many thanks for everyones replies