FAQs

All items: Holiday pay

Who is covered by the definitions of irregular hours workers and part-year workers in the Working Time Regulations 1998?

Updated to reflect a change to government guidance, which now supports the view that a term-time worker paid throughout the year would meet the definition of a part-year worker.
When do the changes to holiday entitlement and pay for irregular hours and part-year workers come into effect?
What is rolled-up holiday pay?
How should an employer calculate a week's pay in relation to holiday pay entitlement?

Updated to reflect amendments to the Working Time Regulations 1998 confirming the elements of pay to be included when calculating holiday pay.
When does overtime have to be included in holiday pay?

Updated to reflect amendments to the Working Time Regulations 1998 confirming the elements of pay to be included when calculating holiday pay.
Does an employer have to pay holiday pay to its casual workers?

Updated to reflect the new method of calculating holiday entitlement for irregular hours workers for holiday years beginning on or after 1 April 2024.
How is holiday pay on termination of employment calculated?
If an employee does not return from maternity leave, does the employer have to pay them in lieu of the annual leave that they accrued during maternity leave?
If an employee dies, must a payment in lieu of accrued annual leave be made to their estate?
Where an employee's contract is terminated during their probationary period is the employee entitled to holiday pay on termination?

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Frequently asked questions and answers on holiday pay.