Holiday entitlement & allowances
Guides covering statutory leave, part-time entitlement, leave years and remaining holiday.
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Awayly guides
Practical holiday & absence guides for UK employers.
Clear, useful guidance on annual leave, holiday requests, part-time entitlement, bank holidays, staff absence and everyday leave management.
Built to be useful
Straightforward answers to common staff holiday questions.
Managing employee leave involves more than approving holiday dates. Employers also need to think about entitlement, notice, working patterns, bank holidays, sickness and team availability.
The Awayly Guides section brings those topics together in one place, with practical articles designed for small and growing UK businesses.
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Core annual leave guides.
Annual leave
Annual Leave Entitlement in the UK
A practical guide to statutory holiday entitlement, full-time and part-time workers, leave years and what employers need to keep clear.
Read guide → Part-time staffHow to Calculate Holiday for Part-Time Staff
Understand how part-time working patterns affect holiday entitlement and how to keep calculations consistent across the team.
Read guide → Holiday requestsCan an Employer Refuse a Holiday Request?
What employers should consider when approving, refusing or managing staff holiday requests.
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More practical guides
Holiday, leave and absence management.
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Holiday requests
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How Much Notice Should Employees Give for Holiday?
A practical look at holiday request notice, company policies and keeping the process clear.
Bank holidays
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Do Bank Holidays Count as Annual Leave?
Understand how bank holidays can fit into an employee's overall holiday entitlement.
Team planning
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How to Manage Staff Holiday Clashes
Practical ways to handle overlapping leave requests fairly and keep team availability visible.
Holiday management
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Staff Holiday Spreadsheet vs Holiday Software
Compare the pros and limits of spreadsheets with a dedicated employee holiday system.
Absence management
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How to Track Sickness Absence
Keep sickness records clear, consistent and separate from annual leave.
Policies
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Staff Holiday Policy Guide
The key areas a clear staff holiday policy should cover for employees and managers.
Annual leave
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What Happens to Unused Holiday Entitlement?
A guide to carrying over annual leave, leave years and situations where unused leave matters.
Leaving employment
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Holiday Entitlement When Someone Leaves a Job
Understand how remaining holiday can affect an employee's final period of employment.
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Managing holiday requests
Notice, approvals, clashes and keeping the leave request process consistent.
Explore holiday requests →Sickness & staff absence
Guidance for keeping sickness and other absence records clearer alongside annual leave.
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From guidance to everyday management
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Once the company knows its holiday rules, Awayly gives employees and managers one place to manage requests, allowances, absences and team availability.
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UK-focused guidance
We use official UK sources for employment-law guidance.
Where a guide discusses statutory holiday rights, legal notice requirements or employment rules, we reference current official sources such as GOV.UK and Acas.
Guides are general information for employers and teams, not legal advice for an individual situation.
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