Annual Leave
Annual Leave
The annual leave entitlement for full-time staff is 30 working days.
Part-time and part-year staff are entitled to annual leave on a pro-rata basis.
There are special arrangements governing applications from Clinical Consultants for annual leave. You can link to the form and its guidance notes form here.
Clinical Consultant Academic Leave Form Guidance Notes
Carry over of annual leave:
The leave year runs from 1 January to 31 December. If, owing to the needs of your job, you are unable to take your full entitlement during the leave year, you should apply to the Head of Department (or a nominee – arrangements may differ according to the department you are in). Normally up to five days carry-over can be allowed.
Bank Holidays:
In addition to annual leave, full-time members of staff are entitled to paid holidays on the eight-public holidays.
Part-time staff are entitled to paid leave on bank holidays on which they would otherwise have worked.
Similarly, staff on part-year contracts are entitled to paid leave on the bank holidays for which they are scheduled to work - though such staff may find that they are not contracted to work on public holidays or during College closure days.
College Closure Days:
Full-time staff are entitled to paid holidays on four other days when QMUL closes. These are generally clustered around the Christmas and New Year Bank Holidays, but the exact days on which the College will close are announced after consultation with the recognised trade union(s). The College may sometimes, and at its sole discretion, grant paid holidays on additional closure days.
For part-time and part-year staff, College closure days are treated in the same way as Bank Holidays.
Leave entitlement in the year of entry or leaving:
Annual leave will be calculated on a pro-rata basis. When your employment ends, you are entitled to be paid for any annual leave accrued but not taken. Similarly, if you have taken more leave than you are entitled to, your final salary will be adjusted.
Full-time staff who join or leave mid-year are (of course) entitled only to bank holidays and closure days that fall within their period of employment. The same is true for part-time and part-year staff.