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Is an employer legally obliged to offer all its workers holiday payment? How should an employer compute a week's pay in relation to an employee's holiday pay entitlement? Does an employer have to pay holiday pay to its casual workers? What other payments might an employee be owed upon termination of employment other than his or her salary? If an employee does not return from maternity leave, does the employer have to pay her in lieu of the annual leave that she accrued during maternity leave? Can an employer deduct overpaid holiday pay from a final salary payment? Can an employer deny payment for any outstanding leave where an employee is dismissed for gross misconduct? If an employee dies, must a payment in lieu of accrued annual leave be made to his or her estate? Where an employee's contract is terminated during his or her probationary period is the employee entitled to holiday pay on termination? Are employers required to provide pay or time off in lieu of bank holidays that coincide with maternity leave?