We were having a discussion at lunchtime about holidays and someone stated that they had read/heard that a law came into force on April 1st this year that everyone is entitled to 28 days annual leave.
Our initial response was, "are you sure that's not an April Fools joke?", but he assured us that is is fact! However, he cannot remember where he read/heard it.
Your current working year includes 6 months under the old rules and 6 months under the new rules (which came into effect on 1st April).
So (assuming a 5 day working week), you're entitled to (� x 24 days) + (� x 28 days) = 26 days holiday.
That entitlement includes all days when you were on 'enforced holidays' (i.e. when the company was closed for business), such as public holidays and (if relevant) the period between Christmas and New Year.