The Supreme Court has refused permission for an appeal in Lock v British Gas Trading Ltd - a long-running case that involves holiday pay and commission. So what happens now?
Published 23.03.2017
As the law currently stands, a week’s holiday pay is a week’s pay as defined by the employee’s contract of employment. But what if they earn commission on top of their basic salary? Must holiday pay
provide for that element too?
Published 18.06.2014
Hot on the heels of an Employment Appeal Tribunal case on accrued annual leave during long-term sickness absence, comes a ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union. So in this short space
of time has anything changed?
Published 14.12.2011
It’s coming towards the end of your holiday year and one employee hasn’t applied to take all of their statutory annual leave entitlement. Will they lose that holiday if they don’t act before the end
of this period?
Published 04.12.2018
You’ve probably read reports that all employees should now have their journeys to and from work classed as working time under the Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR). Is this true?
Published 02.10.2015
In recent months, there have been a number of legal developments in relation to holiday pay and we can certainly expect more in the future. But, as matters currently stand, how do you calculate a
week’s holiday pay?
Published 21.10.2013
In November 2014 the Employment Appeal Tribunal ruled that holiday pay calculations must include non-guaranteed overtime payments. However, despite media reports to the contrary, this isn’t as bad as
it sounds. Why not?
Published 04.12.2014
Following the widespread misreporting of the European Court of Justice judgment on the legality of paying rolled-up holiday pay, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has reached a decision that helps
clarify matters. What does it say?
Published 28.06.2008
In recent months, the European Court of Justice has dealt with a number of cases involving holiday pay and sickness absence. Here, an employment tribunal has just heard the first case on this point.
What does it mean for you?
Published 09.03.2010
Half way through your holiday year a part-time employee moves over to full time hours. According to the Court of Justice of the European Union, what should happen to their annual leave entitlement in
this situation?
Published 09.12.2015