16th March 2006, 07:36 PM
Paying holiday pay as a percentage on top of a basic wage is bad employment practice (now illegal). The purpose of holiday pay is to enable people to take holidays and to help ensure that people do take holidays for their well being, hence the ruling of the court.
I don't see how it is especially convenient for short term contracts - you can simply take your holiday pay in a lump sum at the end. I believe that an employer can, by law, dictate to some degree when you take holidays, but they definitely cannot withold any acrued holiday pay at the end of your contract.
I don't see how it is especially convenient for short term contracts - you can simply take your holiday pay in a lump sum at the end. I believe that an employer can, by law, dictate to some degree when you take holidays, but they definitely cannot withold any acrued holiday pay at the end of your contract.