Holiday pay through Furlough

pauline2808

Hello. I need some advice please. I work in a school kitchen and get paid all year around (pro-rata) and this includes my leave. We have to take the standard school holidays. We have been on furlough since Lockdown started and there have been several school holidays occur during that period; however, the school has continued to pay the staff the furloughed rate. I was of the understanding that during these holidays we should be receiving full pay and not furlough rate? Can anyone please advise me if this is correct? And if so, where can I retrieve the official details so that I can take this to the school management. Many thanks in advance. 

bradders1983

You wont get holiday pay for the full 13 weeks of the holiday when the school is closed is a normal year, so why would this be the case now?

You would normally get your 39 weeks, add in your holiday allowance as stated in contract  (28 days plus bank Holidays, something like that, you will have to look), total it up, and divide it by 12 so you get an equal sum each month. 

I have no idea how they would work it in your situation but you certainly wouldnt get the 2 weeks at Easter, the 1 week in May and the 6 weeks in summer paid at full whack given you would have nowhere near 9 weeks holiday allowance.