Holidays with Pay Act 1938

The Holidays with Pay Act 1938 (1 & 2 Geo. 6. c. 70) was legislation of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which provided for paid holidays for working class employees, and was the result of a twenty-year campaign.

The Act was repealed by the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004.

It led to the popularity of holiday camps such as those run by Butlins

The provisions of the Act have largely been replaced by the European Working Time Directive enacted by statutory instrument 1998/1833 - Working Time Regulations 1998