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Practical implications of 2024 Working Time reforms: government guidance on irregular and part‑year workers, holiday pay rates, bonuses, carry‑over and rolled‑up holiday pay (Great Britain)

Published on: 02 January 2024

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Table of contents
  • What are the practical implications of this guidance?
  • What does the guidance cover?
  • Irregular hours and part-year workers
  • Holiday pay rates and order of leave
  • Annual bonuses
  • Starting to use rolled-up holiday pay
Article summary

GOV.UK: Holiday pay and entitlement reforms from 1 January 2024

What are the practical implications of this guidance?

As trailed, the government has now issued guidance to sit alongside the amendments to the Working Time Regulations 1998, SI 1998/1833, introduced by the Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023, SI 2023/1426, taking effect from 1 January 2024. For details, see News Analysis: Calculations for holiday entitlement and pay to be reformed and LNB News 09/11/2023 32. The guidance appears to have a narrower impact than many expected because:

  • it makes clear that it does not offer conclusive answers to every individual question...

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