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Companies in the UK face a multibillion-dollar after a court said overtime should be part of pay. This means the more a worker does, the the holiday pay will be. A judge said it was just to use basic working when working out holiday pay. Thousands of must now recalculate their holiday pay. Many workers can get back from their employers from as long ago as 1998. The also said voluntary overtime and being on stand-by for should be included in holiday pay.

Over 15 per cent of UK do overtime. The UK government said the new law was . It said: "We do not believe overtime should be included in holiday pay and are concerned about the impact on employers." Companies said the to businesses will be "" and could hurt Britain's . A labour union said: "This not only secures justice for our members,…but means employers have got to get their house in ." It said it would fight for workers to "receive their entitlement".