by Anna Denton | Mar 11, 2020 | Holiday, Sickness pay
Our latest video is available to view on the Refreshing Law YouTube channel – please click here to watch Anna discussing issues around holiday and sickness pay.
by Anna Denton | Jul 16, 2015 | Absence management, Articles, Holiday
In recent years we’ve all got used to the idea that somebody who is on the long-term sick will continue to accrue holiday and be able to carry it forward if they have been unable to take that annual leave by reason of their sickness. A question arose recently in the...
by Anna Denton | Jul 3, 2015 | Articles, Holiday
If your contract of employment is silent on the matter you will have to calculate the holiday they are owed using 1/365th of their normal salary. This is because Section 2 of the Apportionment Act 1890 provides that ‘all periodical payments in the nature of income…...
by Anna Denton | Feb 5, 2015 | Articles, Holiday
Last week John Lewis settled with their partners regarding holiday pay following the decision before Christmas in Bear v Scotland. They have agreed that from February 1st that holiday pay will include an element of overtime and to pay back payments for sums that have...
by Anna Denton | Nov 11, 2014 | Holiday, News, overtime
One of the questions that arises from last week’s decision in Bear Scotland v Fulton as regards holiday pay and overtime is whether employers can distinguish between different types of overtime. In Tarmac Roadstone Holdings Ltd v Peacock the Court of Appeal...
by Anna Denton | Nov 5, 2014 | Articles, Holiday
Yesterday the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) gave its hotly anticipated judgment on the calculation of holiday pay which has resulted in a lot of misleading press commentary and panic. Stop panicking. Let’s set some context: under the Working Time Regulations...