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第3問 次の英文を読んで、 設問に答えなさい。
The Working Time Regulations (WTRS) introduced a new right to paid holidays for most
workers. However, some workers were not covered when the WTRS came into force in
October 1998. Since the regulations were amended, with effect from 1 August 2003, the
majority of these workers have been entitled to paid holidays, and since 1 August 2004 the
regulations have also applied to junior doctors.
Workers who qualify are entitled to no fewer than four weeks of paid holiday a year, and
public holidays (normally eight days in England and Wales)count towards*1 this.
However, workers and employers can agree upon longer holidays.
For the first year of work, special accrual*2 rules apply. For each month ofemployment,
workers are entitled to one twelfth of the annual holiday. After the first year of
employment, you can take your holiday entitlement at any time, with your employer's
approval.
A Before taking holidays, you must give your employer notice of at least twice the length
of the holiday you want to take: for instance, to take a five-day holiday, you must give at
least ten days' notice. If your employer does not want you to take that holiday, they can
give you counter-notice equal to the holiday
for example, five days' notice not to take a
five-day holiday.
If the employer wants you to take holiday at a given time, e.g. when there is a shutdown
at the same time every year, they must give you notice of at least twice the length of the
holiday. There is no right for the worker to take that holiday at a different time.
Holiday cannot be carried over to the next year, unless your contract of employment
allows this to happen. Nor can you be paid in lieu of*3 your holiday. However, when you
leave the job, you are entitled to receive payment for any outstanding*4 holiday, provided
your contract specifically allows for this.
)It may be that your contract gives you better rights, or your holiday rights might be
specified in a collective agreement. Your union representative can advise you on this.
【出典】 Cambridge English IELTS 8, Cambridge University Press, 2011, p.110を一部
改変。
*1 count towards ~ : ~に算入される *2accrual : 付加, 自然増加
*3 in lieu of: ~の代わりに *4outstanding: 未処理の
