Holiday Pay after Pay Rise

ivoryandgold

Hi,

I recently received a pay rise that was backdated to 1st October. I put in for 30 hours worth of holiday pay this month, but it has been paid at my previous rate. My manager claims that because the holiday was accrued on the previous rate, I can only take it at that rate. Is this true? Surely if I have holidays to take and I take them after a pay rise, it should be at that rate?

I am on a zero hours contract if that makes any difference.

Thanks for your help!

Suarez

They can use the average rate for the previous 12 weeks if they want.

engineer_amy

we have temporary employees who work lots of different assignments at varying rates of pay throughout the year. the fairest way is to take an average of the hours worked and total wages. The percentage to use is 12.07% of the total gross wages in the holiday year, that gives their "holiday pay pot" and accounts for fluctuating rates

martinsurrey

https://www.gov.uk/holiday-entitlement-rights/holiday-pay-the-basics

"To calculate average hourly rate, only the hours worked and how much was paid for them should be counted. Take the average rate over the last 12 weeks. If no pay was paid in any week, count back a further week, so that the rate is based on 12 weeks in which pay was paid."

so not the current rate, if you'd waited a few months it would have been