Holiday pay

Kitkat2020

Hi there

Just trying to figure out which method I should following when calculating holiday pay for the following-

Working week will be variable hours 30 to 35 usually and Wednesday to Saturday so would this mean employee would be entitled to 20% of bank holiday Monday full day pay as Monday will not be a regular working day?

Thanks in advance

893bet

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058328997/holiday-pay

8 percent of total hours for holidays.

Can’t remember for bank holiday but I thinks it pro-rata on hours some way….30 hr week is Aporox 75 percent of a normal week so you get 75% for the Monday.

Mrs OBumble

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121554052#Comment_121554052

Doesn't work if the worked days aren't full days.

With variable hours, you need to use the 8% method.

Ted222

A few issues with your query.

Is the employee really part-time?

It depends on how their hours compare to an employer’s comparable full-time employee. If the hours are broadly similar, the employee should enjoy the same terms and conditions, including in recto annual leave.

How is leave calculated?

Assuming the employee is indeed part-time, there are three key for calculating annual leave and they are entitled to whichever method is the most generous.

Calculating your annual leave

There are 3 ways to calculate your annual leave entitlement. You can use whichever method gives you the greater (biggest) entitlement:

Method 1

If you have worked at least 1,365 hours in a leave year (see above), you are entitled to the maximum of 4 working weeks' paid annual leave.

You cannot use this method if you changed employment during the leave year.

Method 2

Calculate 1/3 of a working week for each calendar month in which you worked at least 117 hours.

Method 3

Calculate 8% of the hours you worked in the leave year, subject to a maximum of 4 working weeks.

When calculating your holiday entitlement, your employer should include all the hours you worked, including time spent on annual leave, maternity leave, parental leave, force majeure leave, adoptive leave or the first 13 weeks of carer’s leave.

Is a part-time employee entitled to bank holiday pay?

See the following extract from citizens information:

Part-time employees

If you work for your employer for at least 40 hours in the 5 weeks before the public holiday and it falls on a day you normally work, you get paid for the day even if you don’t work. If you have to work that day, you are entitled to an extra day's pay.

If you don’t normally work on a certain day but it’s a public holiday, you should get paid one-fifth of your weekly pay. Even if you never work on public holidays, you still get paid a fifth of your weekly pay as compensation for the public holiday. Again, you must have worked for your employer for at least 40 hours in the 5 weeks before the public holiday.

You can count time spent on annual leave as ‘time worked’ when calculating the 40 hours worked in the 5 weeks before the public holiday.