Specific situations

Special cases in employment law: part-time work, night shifts, on-call duty, remote work and atypical situations.

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8 MIN · 7 SEPT 2026

Zero-hours contracts: holiday pay, cancelled shifts, and money you can claim now

Zero-hours rights that apply now: National Minimum Wage, statutory holiday (12.07% and rolled-up pay), rest breaks, excl...

Holiday pay you never received: reclaiming statutory leave pay

Statutory holiday is 5.6 weeks' paid leave. If you took leave unpaid, never accrued what you should, or left without pay...

Agency workers and unpaid hours: equal treatment and pay claims

Day-one agency worker rights, equal treatment after 12 weeks under the Agency Workers Regulations 2010, who pays between...

Holiday pay and normal remuneration: overtime, commission and bonuses

How UK statutory holiday pay treats normal remuneration for 4 weeks (regulation 13) versus basic pay for the remaining 1...

Holiday pay when you leave a job: accrued leave you must be paid

When your job ends, untaken statutory holiday is usually paid in lieu under Working Time Regulations regulation 14. How ...

Irregular hours and zero-hours holiday pay after April 2024: what you are owed

How irregular-hours and zero-hours workers accrue holiday and get paid after April 2024, including the 12.07% method, ro...

Part-time workers: pro-rata holiday and underpaid hours

How UK part-time workers get 5.6 weeks' holiday pro rata, protection from less favourable treatment under the 2000 Regul...

Redundancy Rights: Pay, Notice, and Your Options

Facing redundancy in the UK? Understand your rights to redundancy pay, notice periods, consultation, and how to challeng...

Daniel Roberts

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