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De Mello v British Airways: EAT clarifies holiday pay on meal allowances, Agnew series test under ERA 1996, contractual leave designation, and rejection of de minimis exclusions

Published on: 23 April 2024

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De Mello and others v British Airways PLC [2024] EAT 53 What are the practical implications of this decision?

In a comprehensive ruling, the EAT explores a host of points—particularly engaging for employment lawyers who are unabashed ‘holiday pay anoraks’—concerning holiday pay and claims for unlawful wage deductions. Before delving into the detail, it helps to set the scene:

  • the claimants were current or former cabin crew of the respondent airline, and pursued holiday pay under the Civil Aviation (Working Time) Regulations 2004 (the 2004 Regulations), the UK instrument implementing EU law; case law on these rules (for example, Williams) has been treated as equally applicable to the Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR 1998), SI 1998/1833
  • because proceedings were issued before the IP completion date of 31 December 2020, the claimants could rely directly on EU rights

Expenses or normal pay

In recent years, headline disputes on holiday pay have centred on which elements must form part of ‘normal pay’—such as overtime or commission...

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