Workers build up holiday while off sick
[ch 4: page 119]A worker continues to build up statutory annual leave while off sick, and can choose between taking paid holiday while off sick and saving it up to take when they return to work (HM Revenue and Customs v Stringer and others [2009] IRLR 677). Taking paid holiday while off sick might be a good option when the worker has exhausted their contractual sick pay entitlement.