What are the precedents in UK case law?
There have been a number of judgements which have shaped case law with regard to the holiday element of the Working Time Regulations. Bear in mind that I’m not a lawyer and can make no comment on the application or interpretation of these findings, which I’m naturally lifting out of the context of the original hearings, so please take this summary ‘as is’. I’ll provide a full list of where all these cases can be found at the end of this piece, so you can take a look for yourself. Wherever a case is referred to, the text will link to the full judgement. One case worth mentioning at the outset is AG Davies & others -v- MJ Wyatt (Decorators). In essence, this appeal case in 2000 related to a situation where a decorating company employed its workers under contract. To meet the requirements of the WTR, the company decided unilaterally to made a weekly deduction from employee’s wages into a ‘holiday fund’, which then covered the cost of pay while they were on holiday. The appeal judgement fo
