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Any one know anything about employment law? Specifically holiday entitlement. I left a job which I had for 14 months. It was an ongoing temporary contract through an agency. Hours were varied but from September 07 to March 08 I worked 12 hours per week. From April to 6 May I worked 7 hours per week. As far as I can recall I haven't had any paid time off since September, when I had 12 hours off.

I left on 6 May. Now surely I must have accumulated some holiday entitlement. Since I didn't take it, then surely I must be owed some holiday pay, even if it only works out at a few hours. I have received nothing - zilch, bugger all.

Despite me leaving on 6 May, I have only today got my P45. I have had to ask them twice for the P45. As far as I was aware I left on good terms. I gave 4 weeks notice, even though I was only required to give 1 week. I worked on 6 May (the day after the bank holiday) as a favour, because I promised to work that day weeks and weeks before. The first time I rang and asked for my P45 I also asked about holiday pay. I didn't get a straight answer and it would appear that it has now been conveniently forgotten. I'm really annoyed with the way they've treated me as the holidays and P45 should have been done along with the final pay.

I was bought up in a heavy Jazz background, and you learn to recognize when Jazz is being played - but it has escaped most people to be able to define exactly what Jazz is. Anyone care to try? Anyone care?

In my list of things 'to do' one of these days, is a handbrake turn. So my question is this - have any of you ever done one of these? (on private ground of course, not the public highway Perish the thought that I would ever suggest anything like that....).

Is it fun? And how do you do them?

Probably I'll never have the nerve to try it, (like hot-wiring the car, another 'to do' of mine) but it'd be interesting to learn more about it anyway!