Workers on Sick Leave May Carry over Holiday into Next Leave Year

The Employment Tribunal in Shah v West Yorkshire Ltd held that an employee who was sick throughout a pre-planned period of holiday was entitled to carry the untaken holiday over into the next holiday year. The Tribunal decided that under Reg 13 (9) of the Working Time Regulations workers must be given the opportunity to take holiday in the next holiday year iof necessary if they have not had sufficient time to take it in the relevant year.