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Petition · Department for Business and Trade

Require employers to pay unused annual leave or carry it over to the next year

Open for signatures 64 signatures

What the petition asks

Every year 1000s of workers do not claim their full annual leave entitlement for many reasons. It should be law for employers to pay all unused holiday at the end of each year or carry it over. Employers budget for it and should not benefit from those who are happy to work rather than have time off.
Only Parliament can create this law. We should not be in a use it or lose it system. I personally would love to see 2 weeks of unused holiday in my paycheck at the end of the year rather than being forced to take time off I'd rather not have.

Timeline

5 Feb 2026 Petition opened for signatures

Key facts

Signatures 64
Status Open for signatures
Department Department for Business and Trade
Opened 5 Feb 2026

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.