Accrual of leave on additional hours

If you were employed by Cumbria County Council or one of the six district councils prior to 1 April 2023, and TUPE transferred to your new employer -  you will need to continue to use the procedure from your relevant sovereign authority.

Leave entitlement procedure

Leave will accrue on additional hours worked and must be recorded and requested in line with the council’s ready reckoner.

Leave cannot be requested at a time when the individual would normally be working in their substantive position.

Leave cannot be requested at a time when an individual would be undertaking additional hours.

Where leave is requested this will be recorded on timesheets and leave hours will be paid in the normal way and the individual will be shown as on leave. 

Individuals must liaise with their manager(s) in order to ensure there is no disruption to service.

Leave will not be accrued on hours worked over 37 per week. This means that where contracted hours and additional hours exceed 37 per week, additional leave will not be accrued on any hours worked over this amount. 

Where additional hours are worked against another position (for example, in order to provide relief cover in another post) this must be as part of a Casual Worker Agreement. In such circumstances leave will be on statutory basis only (28 days including bank holidays) and leave will be calculated as such.