A closely-watched ruling will later determine whether millions of workers are entitled to claim for overtime to be included in holiday pay.
Across the UK, employers could be liable for billions of pounds in backdated pay, some estimates suggest. Currently, only basic pay counts when calculating holiday pay. Any ruling is likely to be appealed against, whatever the outcome, meaning a final decision could be years away.
RamificationsThe Employment Appeal Tribunal will rule on the Bear Scotland versus Fulton case, where three employees of the road maintenance company claim that voluntary overtime pay should have been factored into their holiday pay. Two other cases - Amec vs Law and Hertel vs Wood - are also included in the ruling.....Read more here