Gig Workers To Get Holiday Backdated Beyond Two Years?
A group of medical couriers have won the right to seek backdated holiday pay covering the entire period that they were engaged, not just the two years that they were initially limited to. The medical couriers were engaged on a self-employed basis by The Doctors Laboratory Limited, and in 2018 the couriers went to tribunal […]
Holiday Pay Changes – Will You Be Better Off?
The government has launched a consultation to establish how holiday should be calculated for temporary workers in the wake of last year’s Harpur Trust v Brazel case. This ruling established that holiday entitlement should not be pro-rated down any further than 1 year, i.e. all workers should receive 5.6 weeks paid holiday annually, no matter […]
Your Holiday Entitlement Could Be Changing!
A recent tribunal case is set to have a massive impact on how holiday is calculated for all workers who’s hours vary, and this of course includes temporary workers. The case involves Mrs Brazel who was a visiting music tutor at Harpur Trust school. Brazel was engaged on a zero hours contract and queried how […]
FCSA’s New Holiday Pay Standard Changed Last Minute
The Freelancer & Contractor Services Association has had to change their planned holiday pay requirement for umbrella members, according to reports by ContractorUK. It looks like an FCSA member has thrown their toys out of the pram about the proposed FCSA code (code = standard required for membership) amendment which would prevent members withholding holiday […]
042 Holiday Pay For Temporary Workers – The Pimlico Plumbers Case
All workers in the UK have a statutory right to 5.6 weeks paid holiday per year, and as a temporary worker it’s doubly important to make sure you receive your right. So we’re chatting to legal expert and friend of the show Rebecca Seeley-Harris who sheds some much-needed light on the subject. Join us to […]