Annual leave allowances
At a Glance
GPSTs are entitled to either 28 or 33 days annual leave pro rata.
- GPSTs are entitled to 8 days public holiday
GPSTs on the salary scale between:
- £40,995 pa to £47,007 pa will be entitled to 28 days per annum (i.e. those on salary scales L408 00 to 02)
- £49,126 pa to £64,461 pa will be entitled to 33 days per annum (i.e. those on salary scales L408 03 and above)
If your Trainee works less than full time and/ or is contracted for less than a year, their entitlement will be pro rata to hours worked and duration of contract i.e. entitled to 28 days per annum and working in Practice for 6 months then their entitlement would be 14 days and 16.5 days if entitled to 33 days per annum. (see table below)
Please ensure that your Trainee takes their full annual leave entitlement whilst in your Practice. Payment of outstanding annual leave at the time of leaving NES will only be granted in exceptional circumstances and only with the approval of the Director of Postgraduate GP Education. Annual leave cannot be carried forward to their new Employer. There is no need to send the annual leave record to NES. Forms on the extranet requiring a Line Manager signature e.g. Annual leave log sheet, absence reporting etc, should be signed off by a Training Practice Representative.
The following tables below detail the annual leave entitlement for Trainees who are less than full time (LTFT)
|
LTFT |
On 28 days per annum 12 month placement |
On 28 days per annum 6 month placement |
On 33 days per annum 12 month placement |
On 33 days per annum 6 month placement |
|
50%/20 hours per week |
112 hours/14 days |
56 hours/7 days |
132 hours/16 days+ 4 hours |
66 hours/8 days+ 2hours |
|
60%/24 hours per week |
134.4 hours/16 days + 6 hours |
67.2 hours/8 days+ 3 hours |
158.4 hours/19 days+4 hours |
79.2 hours/9 days+7.5 hours |
|
70%/28 hours per week |
156.8 hours/19 days + 5 hours |
70 hours/9 days + 6.5 hours |
184.8 hours/23 days + 1 hour |
92.4 hours/11 days + 4 hours |
|
80%/32 hours per week |
179.2 hours/22 days+ 3 hours |
89.6 hours/11 days + 2 hours |
211.2 hours/26 days + 2 hours |
105.6 hours/13 days+ 2 hours |
|
LTFT |
8 Public holidays per annum/64 hours 12 month placement |
8 Public holidays per annum/64 hours 6 month placement |
|
50%/20 hours per week |
32 hours/4 days |
16 hours/2 days |
|
60%/24 hours per week |
38.4 hours/4 days + 6.5 hours |
19.2 hours/2 days +3.5 hours |
|
70%/28 hours per week |
44.8 hours/5 days + 5hours |
22.4 hours/2 days + 6.5 hours |
|
80%/32 hours per week |
51.2 hours/6 days + 3.5 hours |
25.6 hours/3 days + 3.5 hours |
As per the NHS Circular PCS(DD) 2021/01 there has been a change to your terms and conditions in relation to your annual leave and public holiday arrangements.
Your annual leave entitlement will increase by 3 days per year, while your public holiday entitlement will reduce by 2 days, from 10 to 8 public holidays per year.
The change will increase the annual leave entitlement to 6.6 weeks (33 days) for those grades previously entitles to 6 weeks’ leave, and to 5.6 weeks (28 days) for those previously entitled to 5 weeks’ leave.
The changes outlined in the circular will be applied to less than full time employees on a pro-rata basis.
It is likely that most GP Practices will continue to have 10 public holidays per year agreed locally.
You should use your public holiday entitlement to cover any public holidays within your GP Practice. However, where your GP Practice is closed to accommodate an additional 2 days public holiday, you are encouraged to keep a couple of annual leave days to cover these.
GP Practices have been asked to inform all new trainees to the Practice with the public holidays due to arise throughout their placement, at the start of the placement to allow you plenty of notice to plan your leave.
If you have used all of your annual leave and public holiday entitlements, and your GP Practice is due to be closed for a public holiday, you will be required to take unpaid leave to cover the day.
If you have any questions regarding the new public holiday and annual leave arrangements, please contact the relevant Placement Board or NES HR by raising a ticket at https://nesdigital.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/30.