7. Annual leave [EITHER for new special advisers] 7a. Your annual leave allowance is 25 days, with one additional day accrued per year of service, up to a maximum of 30 days. Further details are set out in the attached Schedule 2. [OR for eligible re-appointed special advisers only] 7a. As you were previously employed as a special adviser and have continuous service, your annual leave allowance is [previous allowance] days. [with one additional day accrued per year of service, up to a maximum of 30 days]. Further details are set out in the attached Schedule 2. [NB: Contracts should contain only one of the options above, not ‘either’/‘or’ both of them] 7b. Your leave year runs from to …………….. ………………… 7c. When you the Civil Service, you may be required to use any remaining holiday entitlement during any notice period. Alternatively, where this is not possible, you may be able to claim payment on a pro rata basis for any accrued but untaken leave from that year’s annual leave entitlement and, if appropriate, any holiday permitted to be carried over from the previous year for a maximum of 10 days. 8. Public and privilege holidays Subject to the detailed rules in the [Departmental/Staff Handbook] you are entitled to all public holidays and to one privilege day in addition to your annual leave allowance and you will be paid for each day. Further details are set out in the attached Schedule 2. 9. Sickness The rules relating to sickness and injury are to be found in the [Departmental/Staff Handbook]. These provide for absence on full pay and on half pay, depending on the length of absence and subject to a ceiling on total paid absence within a given period.
7. Annual leave [EITHER for new special advisers] 7a. Your annual leave allowance is 25 days, with one additional day accrued per year of service, up to a maximum of 30 days. Further details are set out in the attached Schedule 2. [OR for eligible re-appointed special advisers only] 7a. As you were previously employed as a special adviser and have continuous service, your annual leave allowance is [previous allowance] days. [with one additional day accrued per year of service, up to a maximum of 30 days]. Further details are set out in the attached Schedule 2. [NB: Contracts should contain only one of the ‘either’/‘or’ options above, not both of them] 7b. Your leave year runs from …………….. to ………………… 7c. When you the Civil Service, you may be required to use any remaining holiday entitlement during any notice period. Alternatively, where this is not possible, you may be able to claim payment on a pro rata basis for any accrued but untaken leave from that year’s annual leave entitlement and, if appropriate, any holiday permitted to be carried over from the previous year for a maximum of 10 days. 8. Public and privilege holidays Subject to the detailed rules in the [Departmental/Staff Handbook] you are entitled to all public holidays and to one privilege day in addition to your annual leave allowance and you will be paid for each day. Further details are set out in the attached Schedule 2. 9. Sickness The rules relating to sickness and injury are to be found in the [Departmental/Staff Handbook]. These provide for absence on full pay and on half pay, depending on the length of absence and subject to a ceiling on total paid absence within a given period.
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