There have been various opinions on what constitutes holiday pay, and some companies have changed their policies already. We did suggest caution as there is no definitive position yet, and companies need to be careful they do not implement policies that may need to be rewritten within months. On May 5th it was announced that British Gas were appealing in the ‘Lock case’. This is one of the cases referring to commission payments that is regularly referenced, and this appeal will only add to the ongoing uncertainty with holiday payments.
We do not have the answer here, we have many strategies that companies have used following advice from their HR departments or advisors, but we cannot advise on what the best way forward is at the moment, or in six months’ time. Following the election maybe we will get a dynamic and conclusive answer?
