Short answer
Holiday pay carry-over enquiries should identify the leave year, contract or policy, untaken holiday, sickness or family leave dates, employer reminders, booking attempts, pay records and any ACAS or tribunal timing. Legal4U cannot decide whether holiday has carried over or what pay is owed.
Quick checklist
Start with these
Collect Leave Year, Contract And Policy Records
Save the contract, staff handbook, holiday policy, leave-year dates, booking system screenshots, holiday balance records, rota records, payslips and any written rule about carrying leave into another year.
- contract
- holiday policy
- leave year
- holiday balance
- payslip
Organise Sickness, Family Leave And Employer Notices
Prepare sickness absence records, maternity or other statutory leave dates, fit notes, return-to-work notes, employer reminders to take holiday, refusal messages, cancelled leave requests and records showing whether holiday could realistically be taken.
- sickness record
- statutory leave
- fit note
- employer reminder
- refused request
Flag Pay, Grievance And Deadline Questions
Tell Legal4U whether employment has ended, holiday pay is missing from final pay, a grievance has been raised, ACAS early conciliation has started or a tribunal deadline may be close. An employment specialist must review the facts and timing.
- final pay
- grievance
- ACAS date
- tribunal deadline
- contractual holiday
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- Legal4U Editorial Team
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- Pending. Employment-law solicitor, barrister or regulated workplace-rights specialist review required before publication as legal guidance.
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Date published
- 9 September 2026
- Regulatory status
- Legal4U is a legal enquiry intake and professional matching platform, not a law firm.
- Sources
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- Carrying over holiday Acas. Checked 8 September 2026.
- Holiday entitlement: calculate leave entitlement GOV.UK. Checked 8 September 2026.
- The Working Time Regulations 1998 legislation.gov.uk. Checked 8 September 2026.
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