§ 50. Mr. Marlowasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the average number of days of holiday available each year to a Health Service employee, including statutory and other public holidays; and how this compares with the average worker in private industry.
§ Mr. John PattenFull-time Health Service employees of all grades, manual and non-manual, receive between 30 and 40 days' holiday each year, including public and statutory holidays, according to grade and length of 415W service. The average is not recorded centrally. Information available centrally about manual workers in the private sector covered by national collective agreements shows that the average minimum entitlement is 30 days. Actual entitlement will be higher — but this is not recorded centrally—because of additional holidays granted under local agreements and often related to length of service.