Hours & Holidays
Best basic holiday entitlement by sector - 27 days and over
Energy and water
British Energy 28
Scottish Nuclear (Tech) 27
Minerals and chemicals
Corus 30
Akzo Nobel Coatings (Manual) 28
Akzo Nobel Coatings non-manual 28 (1)
Anglesey Aluminium (manual) 28
Anglesey Aluminium (staff) 28
Sericol (Broadstairs) 28 (0.5)
Akzo Nobel Chemicals 27
Foseco 27
Kodak 27
Solvay Interox (Warrington) 27
Metal goods, engineering
Peebles Electric 33
UEF Auto (Shardlow) 28
Goss Graphics 27.5
David Brown Defence Equipment 27
Tucker Fasteners (Birmingham) 27
Xerox (Mitcheldean) 27
Distribution
Retail Co-ops (managers) 30
Scottish Hydro Retail 30
Other manufacturing
Brithene Films 31.5 (6.5)
Belhaven Brewery 31
Coca Cola Schweppes(M/Keynes) 31 (6)
Levi Strauss (UK) 28 (4)
Terry's Suchard (Bridgend) 27
Banking and finance
EDS ("Image" terms staff) 27.5 (2)
Firstdirect 27
Other services
Fire Service (firefighters) 30 (2)
Reuters 30
Countryside Agency 29
Prison Service (Officers) 28 (3)
Benefits Agency 27.5 (2.5)
Commonwealth War Graves 27.5 (2.5)
Customs & Excise 27.5 (2.5)
Econ & Social Research Council 27.5 (2.5)
National Audit Office 27.5 (2.5)
Paymaster Hogg Robinson 27.5
NHS National (PAMS) 27 (2)
Ombudsman (Health) 27
Vehicle Inspectorate 27
Transport and
communications
Wijsmuller Marine 42
Caledonian MacBrayne(officers) 39 (14)
GNER 34
Virgin West Coast (drivers) 34
EWS/EWSI 33
Anglia (drivers) 32
Connex South East 32
Eurostar (train managers) 32
Island Line 32
Midland Main Line (drivers) 32
British Waterways Board 30
Cardiff Railways 30
Chiltern Railways (drivers) 30
Gatwick Express 30
Great Western Trains (drivers) 30
Poole Harbour Commissioners 30
South London Dial-A-Ride 30
Thames Trains 30
Virgin CrossCountry (drivers) 30
Caledonian MacBrayne(clerical) 29 (4)
Citybus (Translink) 28
Eurostar (drivers) 28
Eastbourne Buses 27 (1)
Figures in brackets are customary days included in total basic - the table excludes the education sector where the main national schools agreements allow for 58 days. There is now a wide range of holiday provision in sixth form colleges from around 35 days up to 58.