Dear Reader,

Every week, I get great questions through from subscribers to the Employment Law Practical Handbook.

So many of your queries revolve around leave – annual leave, sick leave, parental leave – the list goes on.

And simple though it might seem, there’s one question that gets asked more than any other.

So I thought I’d share this question (and its answer!) with you today…

Here it is:

Dear Workplace Helpdesk,

Is an employee’s sick leave entitlement cumulative? If so, for how long?

It seems like such a simple one doesn’t it? But you’d be surprised how often it gets asked.

So just to clarify, here is the answer from our lawyers:

The answer is yes. An employee’s unused sick leave entitlement is cumulative from year to year indefinitely.

For those of you that don’t know, the Workplace Helpdesk is a great service that you can access if you are a subscriber to the Employment Law Practical Handbook.

Are you a subscriber? If not, click here for more information.

Until next time…

Claire

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