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Holidays and holiday pay

Under the Working Time Regulations 1998, full-time workers are entitled to a minimum of 5.6 weeks’ annual leave in each leave year.

The calculation of holiday pay has been a major issue for employers in recent years. The trend has been for courts and tribunals to find that more than just base pay has to be included in holiday pay. This includes regular overtime and commission payments.


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    Holiday pay and overtime: the EAT decision examined

    by Darren Newman 6 Nov 2014
    by Darren Newman 6 Nov 2014

    Consultant editor Darren Newman discusses the ruling on holiday pay and overtime in Bear Scotland v Fulton and another. While...

    • Holidays and holiday pay
    • Overtime
    • Working Time Regulations

    Overtime should be included in holiday pay, rules EAT

    by Jo Faragher 4 Nov 2014
    by Jo Faragher 4 Nov 2014

    Employers will have to review their overtime provision after a landmark ruling by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) that overtime...

    • Holidays and holiday pay
    • Recruitment & retention

    How does your annual leave compare? 2015 holiday research

    by Personnel Today 14 Oct 2014
    by Personnel Today 14 Oct 2014

    XpertHR is investigating annual leave provision among UK organisations and is looking for new research participants.

    • Case law
    • Commission
    • Employment law

    What are employers’ options as they await major rulings on holiday pay?

    by John Charlton 30 Sep 2014
    by John Charlton 30 Sep 2014

    A number of important cases on holiday pay entitlement are going through the courts, and the outcomes could leave employers...

    • Benefits
    • Flexible working
    • Pay & benefits

    Does an unlimited holiday policy equal an unlimited headache?

    by Jo Faragher 26 Sep 2014
    by Jo Faragher 26 Sep 2014

    Despite the fanfare about flexible working and trusting people to produce results on their own terms, how organisations dole out...

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    • Employment contracts

    Back to school: Top 10 tips for employers at the start of the new term

    by Kate Redshaw 8 Sep 2014
    by Kate Redshaw 8 Sep 2014

    With the sand finally gone from between your toes and the flip flops banished to the back of the wardrobe,...

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    • Overtime

    Paid annual leave: EAT hears cases on inclusion of overtime in holiday pay

    by Personnel Today 4 Aug 2014
    by Personnel Today 4 Aug 2014

    The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has heard three important holiday pay cases on the significant issue for employers...

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    Public-sector strikes cause disruption for parents

    by Rob Moss 10 Jul 2014
    by Rob Moss 10 Jul 2014

    Parents and their employers face disruption today as teachers join other public-sector workers in a strike over pay, pensions and...

    • Case law
    • Holidays and holiday pay

    Annual leave: 13 holiday pay cases employers should know about

    by Stephen Simpson 26 Jun 2014
    by Stephen Simpson 26 Jun 2014

    With two more decisions on holiday pay having been announced in recent weeks, employers could be forgiven for...

    • Case law
    • Employment law
    • Bereavement

    Holiday accrued by deceased workers should be paid, rules ECJ

    by Rob Moss 13 Jun 2014
    by Rob Moss 13 Jun 2014

    Annual leave accrued before the death of an employee must be reflected in their pay, the European Court of Justice...

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    • Holidays and holiday pay
    • TUPE

    Top 10 HR questions in May 2014: TUPE, rest periods and holiday pay

    by Personnel Today 6 Jun 2014
    by Personnel Today 6 Jun 2014

    How much information about transferring employees must an employer give to the new employer in a TUPE transfer situation? Questions...

    • Reasonable adjustments
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    Case in point: holiday pay, disability discrimination, TUPE dismissals and whistleblowing

    by Eleanor Gelder 30 May 2014
    by Eleanor Gelder 30 May 2014

    In the second of a new series of articles on important decisions from the UK and European courts and tribunals,...

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    • Employment law

    How much could the ECJ judgment on holiday pay cost your organisation?

    by David Palmer 28 May 2014
    by David Palmer 28 May 2014

    The European Court of Justice (ECJ) handed down a landmark judgment last week when it decided that holiday pay must...

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    • Commission
    • Pay & benefits

    Calculating holiday pay: commission can no longer be discounted

    by Darren Newman 28 May 2014
    by Darren Newman 28 May 2014

    Consultant editor Darren Newman explains the potentially costly implications of a recent ruling on calculating holiday pay where workers receive...

    • Bonuses
    • Commission
    • Holidays and holiday pay

    Holiday pay must include commission, rules European Court of Justice

    by Jo Faragher 22 May 2014
    by Jo Faragher 22 May 2014

    The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that employers must include commission in holiday pay.

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