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.