Holiday Pay For Temporary Workers

At Central Public we have several years of experience in public sector recruitment, our specialist team are legally qualified and able to provide temporary workers with comprehensive information on market trends and salary expectations.

Please find comprehensive answers to frequently asked questions regarding Public sector pay for temporary workers below:

Am I entitled to holiday pay?

For the purposes of calculating entitlement to paid annual leave pursuant to the Working Time Regulations 1998 under this clause, the leave year commences on the date that the Temporary Worker starts an Assignment within the leave year.

The annual leave granted under these terms will always be the statutory minimum as it is from time to time. Under the Working Time Regulations 1998 (as amended), the Temporary Worker is entitled to annual leave as follows:

For work carried out from 1 April 2009 onwards: 5.6 weeks.

If the statutory minimum leave is subsequently decreased or increased then entitlement to leave under this clause will be decreased or increased so as to be set at the statutory minimum as it applies to any period in which work is carried out.

All entitlement to leave must be taken during the course of the leave year in which it accrues and none may be carried forward to the next year. The leave year runs from January to December.

Entitlement to payment for leave accrues in proportion to the amount of time worked continuously by the Temporary Worker on Assignment during the leave year.

How much holiday pay am I entitled to?

The amount of payment which the Temporary Worker will receive in respect of periods of annual leave taken during the course of an Assignment will be calculated in accordance with and paid in proportion to the number of hours which the Temporary Worker has worked on Assignment.

In the course of any Assignment during the first leave year the Temporary Worker is entitled to request leave at the rate of one-twelfth of the Temporary Worker’s total holiday entitlement in each month of the leave year.

Where this contract is terminated by either party and a P45 is requested, the Temporary Worker shall be entitled to a payment in lieu of any untaken leave where the amount of leave taken is less than the amount accrued in accordance with clause 5.5.

How do I request paid holiday/leave?

Where a Temporary Worker wishes to take paid leave during the course of an assignment she/he should notify the Employment Business of the dates of his/her intended absence giving notice of at least twice the length of the period of leave that s/he wishes to take.

In certain circumstances the Employment Business may give counter-notice to the Temporary Worker to postpone or reduce the amount of leave that the Temporary Worker wishes to take and in such circumstances the Employment Business will inform the Temporary Worker in writing giving at least the same length of notice as the period of leave that it wishes to postpone or reduce it by.

Do I get paid for bank holidays/public holidays?

Where a Bank Holiday or other Public Holiday falls during an Assignment and the Temporary Worker does not work on that day, then subject to the worker having accrued entitlement to payment for leave in accordance with clause 5.5 the Temporary Worker may, upon giving one week’s notice, take a Bank Holiday or other Public Holiday as part of his/her paid annual leave entitlement.

Does paid leave effect my status as a self-employed worker?

None of the provisions of this clause regarding the statutory entitlement to paid leave shall affect the Temporary Worker’s status as a self-employed worker.

Please download the PDF for full terms of engagement/contract for services for temporary workers.