Holiday Pay Success As Government Listens To IWORK!
We’re delighted that the government has listened to us and will make it easier for temps and contractors to receive the holiday that is rightfully theirs! The government intends to make rolled-up holiday pay lawful, so you will be able to choose to receive your holiday pay at the same time as normal pay, as […]
Self-Employed Couriers Launch Cases Against Just Eat And Gophr
Two group claims have been launched this week against two different takeaway companies, with both arguing that the self-employed couriers are actually workers and should receive certain statutory rights accordingly. If the cases are successful, couriers from Just Eat and Gophr could receive backdated holiday and any shortfalls in NMW. Back in 2020 the Supreme […]
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 […]
Temps Are Missing At Least £97m Paid Holiday Annually
Alarming figures released by IWORK show that the UK’s 1.6m temporary workers* are missing out on at least £97m worth of paid holiday annually. This figure is based on someone earning the average salary of £26k being entitled to annual holiday worth over £3k, and applying that to just 2% of temps. The £97m estimate […]