Redundancy and holidays left over

[surfergirl]

Hi all,
My husband is being made redundant from his current job at the end of this month.
He has nearly 20 days holidays to take, which the company want to pay him for.
He was encouraged not to take them during the last few months of the employment.

Question now is: Can he insist that the 20 days are deemed working days and hence
the month of march has to be included in the redundancy calculation ?

The company is actually closing end of Feb (physically demolished)..

Thanks very much in advance....

 

[ClubMan]

I don't think that he can unilaterally insist since employees can only take holidays by mutual agreement with their employers in any case. See CitizensInformation:

Taking annual leave

It is for your employer to decide when annual leave may be taken, but this is subject to a number of conditions. Your employer must take into account your family responsibilities, opportunities for rest and recreation that are available to you and to consult with you (or your union) at least one month before the leave is to be taken. In addition, annual leave should be taken within the appropriate leave year or with your consent, within six months of the relevant leave year. Further holding over (also known as carrying-over) of annual leave at your wish is a matter for agreement between you and your employer.