Make Work Pay: holiday pay compliance and enforcement

The government is consulting on:

the proposed approach to holiday pay compliance and enforcement some of the important design features what support and guidance the Fair Work Agency can provide to help support compliance

Paid holiday or annual leave is a long‑established employment right which supports workers’ health and wellbeing and contributes to a productive and resilient workforce.

The Fair Work Agency will be enforcing workers’ rights to statutory holiday pay and ensuring that employers are complying with the law. State enforcement is intended to complement the Employment Tribunal system and provide an accessible, timely and effective route to resolution.

Online, on the department's own form.

By email to holidaypay.enforcement.consultation@businessandtrade.gov.uk

Pay Rights Enforcement Team Employment Rights Directorate Department for Business and Trade Old Admiralty Building Admiralty Place London SW1A 2DY

Responses close 22 September 2026.