Upon implementation of the Working Time Directive requiring employers to provide paid holiday, the respondents adjusted the wages of their staff down to balance the new holiday payments. The Regulations provided that the new rights should not affect any other existing contractual right, and accordingly the reduction was unlawful.
EAT Unlawful Deduction from Wages –
Judges:
His Honour Judge David Wilcox
Citations:
Times 24-Oct-2000, EAT/1262/99
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Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Employment
Updated: 08 May 2022; Ref: scu.171454