Knight v Off Broadway Ltd [2024]

Posted In: Case Law
  • Decision Number
    EAT 109
  • Legal Body
    Employment Appeal Tribunal (UKEAT)
  • Type of Claim / Jurisdiction
    Pay
Issues covered: Holiday Pay

Background:

The claimant worked as a manager of a bar during the Covid pandemic. The claimant (and other members of staff) had been dismissed when it was discovered that the rules regarding lockdown had not been followed. A separate claim was brought about holiday pay as he claimed he should have been able to roll over holidays from the previous year into the 2020/2021 year and that he would be due the amount from the 2019/2020 year too.

Outcome:

At first instance, the unfair dismissal claim succeeded but the holiday pay claim was rejected. The claimant appealed the decision in relation to holiday pay. The EAT found amendments made to the Working Time Regulations 1998 during the pandemic

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This article is correct at 20/08/2024
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