Petitions/Require employers to pay unused annual leave or carry it over to the next year
StatusOngoing
Opened5 Feb 2026
Closes
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

Every year 1000s of workers do not claim their full annual leave entitlement for many reasons. It should be law for employers to pay all unused holiday at the end of each year or carry it over. Employers budget for it and should not benefit from those who are happy to work rather than have time off.

Only Parliament can create this law. We should not be in a use it or lose it system. I personally would love to see 2 weeks of unused holiday in my paycheck at the end of the year rather than being forced to take time off I'd rather not have.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Jess Asato
1Jess Asato MP
Lowestoft
8
Sarah Jones
2Sarah Jones MP
Croydon West
2
John Cooper
3John Cooper MP
Dumfries and Galloway
2
Dan Jarvis
4Dan Jarvis MP
Barnsley North
1
Liam Conlon
5Liam Conlon MP
Beckenham and Penge
1
Dawn Butler
6Dawn Butler MP
Brent East
1
Barry Gardiner
7Barry Gardiner MP
Brent West
1
Ruth Cadbury
8Ruth Cadbury MP
Brentford and Isleworth
1
Sir Ashley Fox
9Sir Ashley Fox MP
Bridgwater
1
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
10Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP
Chorley
1