1. Vacation (Statutory vacation)
Setting | Standard for England / Wales |
Accrual model | Typically annual vacation with ongoing accrual (especially during the first year of employment) |
Vacation period | Often 01.01 – 31.12 or the company’s own vacation year |
Annual quota | 28 days per year for full-time employees (including bank holidays) |
New employees | New employees typically accrue vacation proportionally during their first year of employment |
Transfer | Up to 1.6 weeks can typically be carried over according to company policy |
Public holidays | Bank holidays can be loaded via the public holiday module |
Annual accrual is configured via the functional article:
🔗 Vacation policy – annual accrual
2. Supplementary balances
Supplementary balances are used for additional days off beyond statutory vacation. These are not created automatically when selecting a country.
Typical terms used in England / Wales:
Supplementary balance | Added in BitaBIZ |
Additional annual leave | Yes |
Extra leave days | Yes |
TOIL (Time Off In Lieu) | Yes |
Company leave days | Yes |
The period, accrual, and settlement depend on the company agreement.
3. Other leave – Standard English / Welsh leave types
The Other leave module is used for longer or special leave types.
Leave type | Affects vacation accrual | Requires approval |
Maternity leave | No | Yes |
Paternity leave | No | Yes |
Parental leave | No | Yes |
Unpaid leave | Company defined | Yes |
Compassionate leave | No | Yes |
Maternity and paternity leave normally do not affect vacation accrual. Unpaid leave may reduce vacation accrual depending on company policy.
⚠️ Leave is registered in full days. Weekends and public holidays are not counted.
4. Sick leave
Sick leave can be registered as daily registrations or periods. Registration in hours can be enabled if standard hours are configured.
⚠️ In the UK, sick leave may be linked to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) depending on the company’s payroll setup.
5. Working hours and time registration
When selecting England / Wales, no time registration method is activated automatically.
The administrator must manually choose between:
Time registration without hour bank
Time registration with hour bank
⚠️ The choice depends on whether working hours are accumulated as a balance or only documented.
🔗 See more about creating Time registration with an hour bank
🔗 See more about creating Time registration without an hour bank
Important
The standard setup is based on common practice in England and Wales.
Companies covered by collective agreements or specific internal policies must adjust the policies manually.