Early Friday Finish?

[janearmstrong1987]

I'm looking for a bit of advice on employment law. Our business currently operates Mon-Fri 9-5, so 7.5 hours a day (inc 30min unpaid lunch break). As of Monday we are trialling 8-5 Mon-Thurs and then 8-11.30am every Friday.

In the staff current contract, its in place that part days cannot be taken as holiday and must be taken as unpaid leave only (i.e. for things like doctors appointments UNLESS they take the full day). Can I legally keep this in the contract regarding Fridays? This would mean if they took a Friday off, they would lose 3.5 hours of pay on that payslip. We are closed for good Friday and I am just wondering how to go about this. Do most companies offer holiday pay as hours and not full days?

Thanks in advance,

Jane

 

[Newchodge]

Friday 3.5 hours is not a part day. It is a full day.

I think you need to sit down with a proper HR professional and look at what you are doing with some proper advice.

Feel free to ask.

 

[billmccallum1957]

https://www.gov.uk/holiday-entitlement-rights/entitlement

 

[Chris Ashdown]

Have you discussed this working hour change with the workers as it will be a change to their contracts