The UK government has implemented reforms to simplify holiday pay calculations and entitlement as per the Working Time Regulations. These changes include the definition of irregular hours and part-year workers in relation to the introduction of the holiday entitlement accrual method and rolled-up holiday pay, the introduction of a method to calculate statutory holiday entitlement […]
The government is to legislate to retain rolled-up holiday pay for irregular hours, zero hours and part-year workers and set out that it must be calculated based on total earnings in the pay period. Its announcement follows a consultation earlier this year that sought views on reforms to the Working Time Regulations, holiday pay, and […]
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in the important case of Chief Constable of Northern Ireland v Agnew. In a judgment that will be welcomed, the Supreme Court has determined that, in a claim by an employee for an unlawful deduction of wages arising from unpaid or underpaid holiday pay, a […]
The UK Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal made by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and ruled that it will have to pay approximately £40 million in holiday pay to its officers. In 2018, an industrial tribunal determined that unlawful deductions were made from the holiday pay of nearly 3,750 PSNI officers and […]
An employment tribunal has ruled that collapsed firm ABC Engineering needs to pay eight former members of staff more than £12,000 for failing to pay holiday entitlements and unauthorised wage deductions. The Warrington-based engineering business entered voluntary liquidation in last September after accruing debts worth nearly £300,000. One month later, eight former employees made claims […]
In a bid to reduce the administrative burden on employers, the government has announced plans to allow rolled-up holiday pay. The plans were set out in the Smarter Regulation to Grow the Economy policy paper published in May 2023 and are one of a number of changes proposed to the Working Time Regulations, as the […]
Just when I am considering taking some well-earned annual leave, I get landed with yet another joint venture to deal with. Local HR seems to be getting all stressed about the new location’s benefit plans and I must do a benefits inventory and comparison to existing plans. Really, it seems quite straightforward. It has a […]
With around half its workforce made up of parents, e-learning organisation VinciWorks took the decision back in 2017 to offer employees the ability to self-manage their holiday policy, without having to formally book time off work. Josh Goodhardt, chief executive officer of VinciWorks, says: “The idea is that the more freedom we give employees, the […]
Need to know: Employees are set to struggle with juggling work and childcare as the annual school summer holidays approach. Employers can help by offering flexible work arrangements, discounted leisure and dining vouchers, and signposting staff to government support. Employers that can be seen to help will benefit from more productive and motivated staff. The […]
Non-profit transport service Dial A Ride, the trading name of Blackburn and Darwen Community Transport, has been ordered to compensate a former driver in a dispute concerning unfair dismissal, employment status and holiday pay. The case concerned claimant A Russell, who worked as a driver from 2018, providing transport for vulnerable adults and children, including […]
Energy supplier Ovo Energy has introduced a flexible bank holiday policy to allow staff more choice when taking time off throughout the year. This applies to all UK 2023 bank holidays apart from Christmas Day, New Year and the King’s Coronation, which remain fixed. According to the employer, the policy was introduced to allow employees […]
It has been announced that there will be an extra bank holiday to celebrate the King’s Coronation on Monday 8 May, which will form a special three-day weekend for many, but not all, employees. Whether an employee is legally entitled to this extra bank holiday depends on the wording of their employment contract and their […]