Yes,this old chestnut again sadly!
Was employed on a "zero hours" contract,no paperwork with t&c but had signed all the relevant legal documentation.
Was employed for almost eight months working an average of 25-30 hours a week,often more.Worked two bank holidays and had two off as the business was closed.
All staff were made redundant after the New Year.
P45 and final pay slip arrived and I was shocked to see that I hadn't been paid any holiday pay whatsoever nor had I taken any.
I contacted my former employer and the initial response was "zero hours don't qualify".Having tackled them on this and explaining that holiday pay is mandatory not optional they came back with an offer which equates to 20 hours pay,this would be paid directly into my account without deductions and that I wasn't to disclose this to former colleagues.
I was asked to accept.I hadn't as was trying to seek a definitive figure through legal channels i.e. GOV which by using their online calculator suggests that I'm owed quite considerably more.
However they went ahead and paid this 20 hours pay into my account last week.(Using the pay-in ref of 'Full and Final Payment')
I have contacted ACAS who couldn't provide me with a concrete answer regarding the amount but suggested Early Conciliation.
Besides the seemly paltry amount I am also concerned that I have been paid this amount of money which hasn't been declared and that both my P45 for my now new employer and subsequently my P60 are inaccurate.
Former employer is an employee of a major UK company and works as a manager/trouble shooter but had/has their freedom to run the business under their own Ltd company,i.e. paid via large company and allowed to pay their staff through their own self employment.
Please if any of you can provide me with a figure for holiday pay owed and also for how I can receive an accurate P45.
TIA