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Zero hours and annual leave

Many employers choose to calculate holiday pay for their zero hours workers as 12.07% of their normal pay. A recent decision by the Employment Appeal Tribunal, Brazel -v- The Harpur Trust (2018), may lead to some employers rethinking this. Facts Mrs Brazel was engaged by the Harpur Trust as a… Read More

The implications of King v The Sash Window Workshop for backpay claims

A recent ECJ case has set out that employers can be ordered to provide paid holidays to even apparently self-employed contractors. The ECJ went on to provide that backpay holiday claims could stretch back to the worker’s commencement. Facts Mr King worked for The Sash Window Workshop Ltd between 1999… Read More