Hanna v Bulk Trans Ltd Department for Employment and ... Bulk Trans Ltd Department for Employment and ... [2013] NIIT 00795_12IT (04 November 2013)

Hanna v Bulk Trans Ltd Department for Employment and ... Bulk Trans Ltd Department for Employment and ... [2013] NIIT 00795_12IT (04 November 2013)

Subsistence payments are not recoverable as wages or for holiday pay purposes under statutory guarantee legislation; holiday pay is calculated on the basis of gross taxable pay and one-sixth of weekly rate due to six-day working week.

Citation
[2013] NIIT 00795_12IT
Parties
Claimant: Brian Hanna; Respondent: Bulk Trans Ltd; Respondent: Department for Employment and Learning
Jurisdiction
Northern Ireland
Judgment Date
04 November 2013
Procedural Posture
Industrial Tribunal Appeal / Final Judgment
Outcome
Appeal partially allowed
Legal Topics
Redundancy, Statutory Guarantee, Holiday Pay, Wages

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Parties

Brian Hanna

Claimant

Bulk Trans Ltd

Respondent

Department for Employment and Learning

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Industrial Tribunal Appeal / Final Judgment

  1. 1 Whether subsistence payments are recoverable as wages under statutory guarantee
  2. 2 Calculation of holiday pay entitlement
  3. 3 Basis for holiday pay calculation (one-fifth vs one-sixth of weekly pay)

Ratio Decidendi

Subsistence payments are not recoverable as wages or for holiday pay purposes under statutory guarantee legislation; holiday pay is calculated on the basis of gross taxable pay and one-sixth of weekly rate due to six-day working week.

Court Disposition

Appeal partially allowed

Orders

  • Department to make a further payment of £439 to claimant in respect of wages
  • No further payment in respect of holiday pay