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

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

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