With last years Harper V Brazel case hitting the headlines, the Government is now consulting on holiday pay entitlement for irregular hour workers.It wants to hear from agency staff, contractors and umbrella companies on how the entitlement is totted up, along with making some proposals of their own.Because of the result of the Harper V Brazel judgement, part-year workers are now entitled to a larger holiday entitlement than part-time workers, who work the same total number of hours … [Read more...]
Are you calculating holiday pay at 12.07%? If so, you could be held liable for pay differences.
The position regarding holiday pay entitlement for workers with varying work patterns was considered by the Court of Appeal in the 2019 case of Harpur Trust vs. Brazel Case Study Ms Brazel, a clarinet and saxophone teacher worked at schools providing individual lessons to its pupils. She worked on average between 10 and 15 hours per week. She was paid by the hour and did not work during the school holidays. Ms Brazel was required to take her holiday entitlement.The school did what … [Read more...]