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Publication #8464
Reference
PCS(AFC)2025/06
Name
NHS Scotland annual leave policy for Agenda for Change staff
Categories
Scottish Government
PCS
Organization
Scottish Government Health and Social Care Department
Keywords
NHS
Scotland
Conditions of Employment
Terms of Employment
Agenda for Change
Recruitment and Retention
Leave Policy
Public Holidays
Description
This circular provides guidance on the provision of annual leave and general public holidays for Agenda for Change staff working in NHS Scotland and is designed to be read in conjunction with Section 13 of the Agenda for Change Handbook.
The Annex to this letter supersedes the previous version of this policy issued as DL(2024)07, and all other versions which predate it.
This version updates the approach to long shifts on public holidays to ensure that it is in line with paragraph 13.5 of the Agenda for Change Handbook around irregular shifts. It has also been updated to take full account of the implications of the reduced working week in terms of converting annual leave and public holiday allocated in days into an hourly entitlement.
Contact Name
Colin Cowie
Contact Email
Contact Address
Scottish Government Health Directorates, Health Workforce, Ground Floor Rear, St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh, EH1 3DG
Created
2025-05-28 08:43:00
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