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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Hamish Morrison

Will 2023 be the LAST year of paid holidays in the UK?

PAID holiday leave in the UK is among the most generous in the world – but could that be at risk because of a planned “bonfire” of EU regulations?

Most workers in Britain are entitled to 28 days of paid annual leave, one of the highest rates internationally.

While the EU’s Working Time Directive was originally set at four working weeks (20 days) when it was introduced in 1998, the UK upped this when the law was changed in 2007.

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