Holidays & holiday pay
- What is a 'normal rate of pay' for holiday pay purposes?
- How do I calculate how much holiday a part-time employee is entitled to?
- Can I provide ‘rolled up’ holiday pay as a part of the normal rate rather than my employees taking paid holiday?
You really shouldn't, although there has been some conflictual case law here. The regulations exist to ensure employees take paid time away from work, so if you pay holiday pay as part of the hourly rate you could be liable to make additional payments when your employee takes holiday.
However, you may be able to justify paying rolled up holiday pay providing the element of holiday pay is transparently and comprehensibly made, i.e. stated clearly on payslips so that it is clear to see what part is for holiday pay and what part is wages. This is however contrary to our advice.
- How do I calculate holiday pay for casual workers who do not have a regular working week?
- Most of my workers are casual and do not want paid time off. How do I get around this?
- Are all employees entitled to a holiday on a bank holiday?
- What rights do employees have on bank holidays?
- When are the bank holidays?
- What happens when bank holidays fall on a weekend?
- What happens to those workers who normally work weekends when certain bank holidays fall at a weekend i.e. Christmas?
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