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However, if you’re thinking of going a bit hard tonight for the football, you should be aware of the laws around sick leave in the UK before doing so.

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Most UK employers will have policies in place about attendance at work while under the influence of alcohol including hangovers.

Employees can take time off work if they’re ill, as stated on the official UK government website.

As previously stated, most employers in the UK will have policies in place regarding work while under the influence of alcohol including while hungover.

A full list of occupations can be found here.

Statutory holiday entitlement is built up (accrued) while an employee is off work sick (no matter how long they’re off).

If an employee is ill just before or during their holiday, they can take it as sick leave instead.

An employee can ask to take their paid holiday for the time they’re off work sick.

Employers cannot force employees to take annual leave when they’re eligible for sick leave.

When an employee changes their holiday to sick leave, they’re paid Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) which will count towards the amount of holiday pay they’ve received.

The exceptions to this rule are if they do not qualify for SSP or they were off work sick and being paid ‘occupational sick pay’.

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SSP kicks in after an employee has been off sick for four consecutive days.