Sickness absence and sick pay - a guide for trade unions and working people (December 2018)

Chapter 3

Accrual

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Statutory annual leave continues to accrue while an employee is off sick, no matter how long they are absent for (Stringer and Others v Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, CJEU case C-520/06; and Schultz-Hoff v Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund 2009 ICR 932).


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