An important issue about the statutory leave requirement for part-time workers who may also be described as part-year workers, namely workers who work for varying hours during only certain weeks of the year but have a continuing contract throughout that year. These workers neither work the full number of hours worked by full time workers nor the full number of weeks worked by part-time workers. Their work is irregular. The issue is whether their leave entitlement is calculated on the same principle, proportionally, as full-time employees (which would mean that the weeks that they do not work reduce their entitlement) or whether their leave must be calculated ignoring those weeks.
Judges:
Lord Hodge, Deputy President
Lord Briggs
Lady Arden
Lord Burrows
Lady Rose
Citations:
[2022] UKSC 21
Links:
Bailii, Bailii Summary, Bailii Issues/Facts
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Employment
Updated: 21 July 2022; Ref: scu.679585
