Holiday Pay: Unlocking the commission payments puzzle

Trowers & Hamlins LLP | Employment Law Journal | April 2016 #169
Helen Cookson and Anna Scott analyse the EAT’s decision in the long-running case of Lock v British Gas Trading ‘Key to calculating a week’s pay under the ERA is to work out which subcategory the employee falls into. For example, do they have normal working hours and, if so, does pay vary according to the …

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The Year Ahead: Ten predictions for 2016

Hogan Lovells | Employment Law Journal | December 2015/January 2016 #166
Sarah Parkin rounds up the key employment law cases and legislative developments that practitioners can expect in the coming year ‘2016 looks set to be an interesting year for employment practitioners and in-house counsel. The top ten developments to look out for are outlined in this article.’ With a number of significant Court of Appeal …

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Working Time: New case law brings fresh uncertainty

Trowers & Hamlins LLP | Employment Law Journal | September 2015 #163
Rebecca McGuirk analyses recent case law on the scope of ‘working time’, including the treatment of travel time, trade union duties, holiday pay and voluntary overtime ‘Being at their employer’s disposal did not mean that the claimants had to be under their employer’s specific control or direction.’ The cost of wages and holiday pay looks …

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Working Time Regulations: Calculating holiday pay after Lock

Trowers & Hamlins LLP | Employment Law Journal | June 2015 #161
An employment tribunal has recently determined that it is necessary to add words into the Working Time Regulations 1998 to resolve a conflict over holiday pay in EU and domestic law. Rebecca McGuirk discusses the case ‘The ECJ held that as the commission was intrinsically linked to the performance of tasks that Mr Lock was …

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