Overtime should count within holiday pay

In response to today’s Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling that overtime should count within holiday pay, NHBF president Paul Curry said:

This ruling will be a blow, but only for those salons whose staff regularly work overtime.

‘The decision is going to appeal so it isn’t yet law. We still need clarification, but it looks as though the ruling applies only to compulsory overtime (ie where the employee can’t refuse to work it), the overtime has to be regular, it only applies to the first 4 weeks of leave and any potential claims from employees for under-payment can only be backdated 3 months.

If your salon doesn’t pay overtime, this ruling will have no effect on your business’.