Holiday Pay for part time work

[barb1314]

I've been working part time in a pub,who haven't given me a contract (surprise surprise) I started there last November and work on average 16 hours a week. Last week I took a week's holiday and received no holiday pay.(I actually got a payslip with £00.00 on it) Am I entitled to it? Having looked all over the net,I think I am entitled to 5.6 times what I work for the year. Buildersmate or anyone else,can you advise? I'm unsure how to approach this.Thanks very much if you can help.

[Buenchico]

You seem to have answered your own question ;-)
http://www.direct.gov...dholidays/DG_10029788

Chris

[buildersmate]

Yes, that is right - a minimum of 5.6 weeks paid leave per year. This may include the 8 public holidays. So that's 28 days for a 5-day per week person, and pro rata if you work less.
It gets messy if you work a different number of hours per day, and the ONLY way to correctly calcualate your holiday in such circumstances is in holiday HOURS.
For you, I would assert to your manager that you are entitled to 2x5.6x8 HOURS holiday per year, which is 89.6 hours per year.
The bit that bothers me is that you say you work an average of 16 hours per week. You manager may well claim that he reckons you are a casual employee. I don't think that you are in those circumstances.
Read about that here:
http://www.direct.gov...femployment/DG_183496

The main link about holiday entitlement is at this link:
http://www.direct.gov...dholidays/DG_10029788

[barb1314]

Thanks to both of you.I have been working 4 shifts a week.We have a clocking in system and it normally totals about 16 hours.Although over Christmas I worked almost full time hours,I've ignored this.I'm going to call them today to ask why I didn't get any pay and see what their explanation is.Thanks again for your help and links.

[chokkie]

It sounds to me as though your pub landlord boss is a real cheapskate and is livingin dickensian times. Hasn't he heard of the minimum wage? I would go and talk to your local citzens advice bureau, although the other ABers in this thread seem to have given you some excellent links to look at.

[cassa333]

Was he aware that you were taking the time as holiday?

Is payroll done centraly or on site? IE: is it a chain or independant pub?

[barb1314]

Just thought I'd update.I called the manager who made some excuse about a new wages lady who didn't know I was on holiday (his job to tell them though!) Long story short,I'm getting an average of the hours worked during the last 12 weeks.From what I've read on various sites,this is the right way to calculate when you work variable hours.I'm getting it this week.From speaking to other part timers,they've never got it either.Seems like you only get it if you ask.Not a good policy.So glad I asked.Thanks for your help.It's an independent pub,not part of a chain.

[bushbaby_de]

I had this where I used to work... several holidays without pay, then when I realised I was entitled and formally asked for it I suddenly got holiday pay. Ask and you should receive!

[Greedyfly]

It is also against the law to not give you a contract!