Casual Employees / Zero Hours Workers ARE entitled to Holiday Pay

Fiona_1066

My DS's employer did not tell her that she was entitled to holiday pay, and when she asked, did not tell her the full process.  Hence she has lost almost 10 hours of holiday pay, worth over £120.

She has been working as a casual employee, earning £12.21 / hour, and the holiday pay is worth an extra £1.47 / hour.

More ethical companies pay holiday pay automatically. 

My DS works for a large employer.  She has to ask Payroll how many hours she is owed, and then she has to pass this information on to her manager, who books it as annual leave. She also has to do this by 31st Dec, or the money is written off.

My DS has raised a grievance, which has not had a positive response.  Despite several requests, they still have not sent her the standard process they keep referring to.  By withholding the process from their employees, and therefore their holiday pay, they are saving £000's every year THAT THEIR EMPLOYEES HAVE EARNED!.

Please spread my post far and wide.  I believe that there are probably thousands of vulnerable casual / zero hours employees out there who are not being paid all the money they are owed.
 

sheramber

Fiona_1066 said:

My DS's employer did not tell her that she was entitled to holiday pay, and when she asked, did not tell her the full process.  Hence she has lost almost 10 hours of holiday pay, worth over £120.

She has been working as a casual employee, earning £12.21 / hour, and the holiday pay is worth an extra £1.47 / hour.

More ethical companies pay holiday pay automatically. 

My DS works for a large employer.  She has to ask Payroll how many hours she is owed, and then she has to pass this information on to her manager, who books it as annual leave. She also has to do this by 31st Dec, or the money is written off.

My DS has raised a grievance, which has not had a positive response.  Despite several requests, they still have not sent her the standard process they keep referring to.  By withholding the process from their employees, and therefore their holiday pay, they are saving £000's every year THAT THEIR EMPLOYEES HAVE EARNED!.

Please spread my post far and wide.  I believe that there are probably thousands of vulnerable casual / zero hours employees out there who are not being paid all the money they are owed.
 

On what basis do you believe that rather than it is only your daughter’s employer?

EnPointe

sounds like a local manager problem.

and i'm saying that as someone who has beenas  Rep ina uinionised business and  currently  works ina  Business  whose intenational owners actively discourage union membership 

Savvy_Sue

In her position I'd definitely join the union ... And I'd work out how much holiday I appeared to be entitled to, not difficult if she knows what hours she's worked. 

Then I'd write to her manager, cc HR or payroll or manager's manager as appropriate, and say something like

I have calculated that I have worked X hours, for which I am entitled to Y amount of holiday. In the absence of information on how to book this, I now request these dates. 

NB if she doesn't work full-time, it may be simpler just to ask for the holiday PAY she's entitled to, which means slightly re-wording the above.

But if she tells them what she thinks she's owed, it's down to them to disagree! And show their workings, as she'd show hers if needed.