Request annual leave – free template (UK)
Workers are entitled to 5.6 weeks' paid holiday a year (28 days for a five-day week, which can include bank holidays). Unless your contract says otherwise, give notice of at least twice the length of the holiday. Your employer can refuse, but must tell you at least as many days in advance as the leave would last.
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Priya Sharma
14 Elm Road, Leeds LS6 2AB
[email protected]
Sharma Design Ltd
31 October 2026
Annual leave request
Dear Ms Helen Ward,
I would like to take 6 days of annual leave from 15 December 2026 to 22 December 2026 inclusive.
Daniel will cover the client presentations.
Please confirm the leave in writing.
Yours sincerely,
Priya Sharma
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What does “Statutory holiday” mean?
Almost all workers get 5.6 weeks of paid holiday a year, which is 28 days for a five-day week. Bank holidays can count towards it. The contract can give more.
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