School Janitors
One of the latest groups to come to the fore in terms of holiday pay is school janitors which is not surprising really because like many other council workers, janitors often work in the evenings and do overtime hours which can also include the weekends.
And apparently lots of councils in Scotland have not been including these extra elements of people's pay during holiday pay calculations.
So school janitors (and lots of other workers as well) have been getting much less than their average pay during periods of annual leave which is what the holiday pay campaign is seeking to put right.
I'm told, for example, that North Lanarkshire Council was making the correct payments up to 2009, but for some reason this stopped suddenly and lots of workers have been getting paid less than their average pay for the past five years.
A quick way to tell is someone has a valid claim is to carry out this little test and if so, HBPC will do the rest.
Simple HBPC Test
Here's a simple test to help discover if you have a holiday backpay claim.
- Take your entire wages for 3 months without holiday pay and divide by 3 to give you your average pay for those 3 months.
- Then compare this average pay with your pay in the month you were on paid leave.
- If your holiday pay is less than your average pay, then it is less then it is highly likely you have a claim.
If in doubt make a claim.
If you don’t make a claim you won’t get paid anything - as many people found out to their cost over equal pay.
If you the sums don't work out for you, then pass the word on to your friends, family members and colleagues as they may have a claim, especially if they work shifts or regular overtime.
If you would like a claim form please visit http://www.holidaybackpayclaims.co.uk and fill in the ‘New Claim Pack’ request form.
