Supreme Court Appeal Hearing Date Listed For The Harpur Trust V Mrs Brazel

• Published date: 24 November 2020
• Subject Matter: Litigation, Mediation & Arbitration, Trials & Appeals & Compensation
• Law Firm: Veale Wasbrough Vizards
• Author: Mr Simon Bevan

The hearing for the case of The Harpur Trust v Mrs Brazel has been listed at the Supreme Court for 9 November 2021.

This is an update to our previous article

Permission was granted in June 2020 to appeal the Court of Appeal decision regarding how employers calculate holiday pay. By way of reminder, in accordance with the Court of Appeal decision, an employee who is employed under a permanent contract, but who only works for part of the year, should receive the same 5.6 weeks' holiday entitlement as an individual who works all year round. They would also receive a proportionately higher rate of pay for their holiday than full year workers.

As a decision from the Court of Appeal, this decision is...