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Companies in the UK a multibillion-dollar bill after a court that overtime should a factor in the calculation of holiday pay. This the more overtime a worker does, the higher his or her holiday pay should be. An employment tribunal said it was wrong for companies just to basic working hours when determining holiday pay. It that thousands of companies must their holiday pay. Tens of thousands of workers can now claims from their employers to as long ago as 1998. The tribunal also stipulated that voluntary overtime and time spent being on stand-by for emergency call-outs should be when calculating holiday pay.

Over 15 per cent of British workers overtime. The British government has the new change in employment law is unacceptable and "ludicrous". It said: "We do not voluntary overtime should be in holiday pay and are concerned about the potential impact on employers." An organisation of British companies the cost to businesses will be "unbearable" and may serious implications for Britain's economy. A labour union was pleased with the tribunal's announcement. It said: "This ruling not only justice for our members who were short-changed, but employers have got to get their house in order." It said it would for workers to " their full entitlement".