http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-29884867May I suggest that if your overtime is dictated and not your option to do it, then your holiday pay should include it. That would put you in a similar position to the salaried employee who is expected to "do the job regardless of how long it takes for a fixed salary": this person's salary is usually higher than that of an hourly paid worker, consequently his holiday pay is also higher, but his pay rate assumes that he will work extra hours when required. If you are hourly paid and offered overtime but are usually given the choice of whether or not you do it, then I don't think overtime should be included in your holiday pay.
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I'm not poorly paid, but still it's over 4yrs and counting ....
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I'm aware that some people work more than their contracted hours to finish their tasks, but I don't think those people get paid extra for their hours. I hadn't thought about how that could or should be taken into account for holiday pay.
My approach, and maybe I'm lucky, is that I work only my contracted hours. If I choose to do more, it's on my terms so usually because I am interested in the extra stuff for personal reasons. If I'm asked to do more, then I will be asking for overtime payment. I never get into a situation where overtime is the norm. I'm fortunate that I work for a company that fully supports that culture, but I never understand people who moan about having to work longer hours to finish stuff and not getting paid for it or not having a choice.
Well it looks like they won. Seems illogical tbh
How do I know if / what I can claim then?
I'm not against staff who have to work overtime having it included but voluntary overtime! Also backdating it for years would actually put some companies out of business which would increase unemployment again etc really bad idea.
I have no objection if it is forward looking as it will ultimately encourage employers to create MORE jobs, but backdating it would be economic suicide.
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18 years (if it goes that far back) would cover my entire working life. And I've done a shitload of voluntary overtime and all for large large companies - I'm frankly salivating over the idea that I can stick the boot in after all this time and shake them down for more cash. Really large companies.
Prolly won't happen though, as said
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and leave his company to crash and burn, he'd probably thank me.
We had this system in place in a company I used to work for. A bunch of us, (new employees) took a while to understand what the odd adjustment was in our pay slips, it didn't relate to the number of hours we had worked that month but arrived each time, a couple of months after we had taken Holiday!
Back dating such a thing sounds horrific!
I'm a supporter of workers rights, but if you agree to a contract then you should stick to it (assuming it's legal at the time of signing/agreement).
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