Temp: inclusive holiday pay query

Hammyman

SarEl wrote: »

Ah - but giving you the money up front and not paying you for your holiday would be unlawful.

Is incorrect. It is only unlawful if the fact that holiday pay being rolled up isn't disclosed and the amount isn't shown on the payslip.

Hammyman

beth58 wrote: »

I've employed temp staff via an agency. They charged us £8.89 an hour but only paid the employee £6.50.

They won't be in business long.

Employers NI is over 70p. Holiday pay is double that. They'll be lucky to be making 39p per hour which has to pay for the office, the staff and all the running costs of the agency.

Hammyman

leo110303 wrote: »

They advertised right £14 p/h 'INCLUDNG Holiday Pay) - you misjudged it... All hourly temp workers Holiday pay is included in pay

No it isn't. I've done about 12 years with agencies since 1993 and none have included holiday pay in with the hourly rate.

RedSoleShoes

cmw1212 wrote: »

I've worked through numerous agencies and only one included holiday pay in the advertised rate.

Ditto. The 'one' being Hays Recruitment in my experience. Office Angels always told me the actual hourly rate, then I got holiday pay on top. Hays like to make their rate looks better by adding in the holiday pay as "inclusive of benefits". Holiday pay is NOT a benefit, it is a legal requirement!

If the rate includes holiday pay, this is about 110% of basic rate (very rough calculation presuming minimum holiday allowance applies).

SevenOfNine

Office Angels also told me what my hourly rate was when I did 21 hours work for them (over 3 days), they paid me exactly that rate x21. I've since left (got perm job) and they have emailed to say P45 will be sent along with 1/2 days pay I accrued as holiday.

A reputable, professional company in my view. Yours doesn't sound as if it's been exactly 'up front' - or you misunderstood.

Deep_In_Debt

When I worked for well known agency, my holiday was accrued and not included in my hourly rate. When I stopped temping and went perm with the company, my accrued holiday pay was paid to me in my final pay from the agency.

getmore4less

Holiday pay should be 12.07% so £12.49 would roll upto £14

Why not just take some holidays hours every week to get this paid if that's what you want.


What other agencies do is irrelivent the job was advertised to me as £14ph including holiday pay.

leo110303

Hammyman wrote: »

No it isn't. I've done about 12 years with agencies since 1993 and none have included holiday pay in with the hourly rate.

I suggest you look in depth with your agency then as they are taking money

leo110303

Hammyman wrote: »

They won't be in business long.

Employers NI is over 70p. Holiday pay is double that. They'll be lucky to be making 39p per hour which has to pay for the office, the staff and all the running costs of the agency.

unless they go through a service provider where it majority be profit

leo110303

cmw1212 wrote: »

I've worked through numerous agencies and only one included holiday pay in the advertised rate.

depends what type of agency and what department you work for!!!