0 hour contract, leave without notice - holiday pay

joedell123

hi,
a few pointers before i get into what im going to ask..
my job -
0 hour contract ( never been given a paper contract though)
ive worked there for 7 months
ive been on furlough since 23rd march, they opened back up the pub Sunday 19th and ive worked 3 days so far.
i asked if i could put some holidays in as i have birthdays etc. the holidays run from Nov to Nov, and i still have loads left due to not using any through lockdown.
my employer told me i cannot take any holiday pay until Nov 2020 has past and it starts the new holiday year.
he also stated that if i was ever to leave the job for another i would not be paid the holidays i was owed or not taken.
he said because im on a 0 hour contract they only pay us holiday pay through the goodness of their hearts (bullsh*t) so they dont even have to pay me holiday pay.
they ended up telling me over text "if i dont like it, then leave" - so i just replied "ok"
so basically im now out of a job, and i want to know where i stand? 

KatrinaWaves

What were you paid during the furlough? 

sharpe106

Sounds like you have both thrown your dolly out of the pram. But you are still entitled to holiday pay on a zero hour contract. Might be best speaking to ACAS or CAB as I doubt they are going to hand it over quietly by the sounds of it.

 

https://www.acas.org.uk/

 

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/

getmore4less

Zero hours, just start a new job and turn down all offers of work that clash with the new job or you don't want to do.

jonnygee2

Send them an email. Give your contractual notice (whatever it is) but also say that you will be refusing all hours from now.

Then work out how much holiday you are owed and it's cash value. Wait for it to be paid - if it isn't follow the small claims process to recover the owed debt https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/law-and-courts/legal-system/small-claims/making-a-small-claim/