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Companies in the UK [face / head] a multibillion-dollar bill after a court ruled that overtime should be a [factor / fraction] in the calculation of holiday pay. This means the more overtime a worker [doing / does] , the higher his or her holiday pay [shouldn't / should] be. An employment tribunal said it was wrong for companies just to consider [basically / basic] working hours when [determining / determination] holiday pay. It ruled that thousands of companies must recalculate their holiday pay. Tens [for / of] thousands of workers can now make [claims / calms] from their employers backdated to as long ago as 1998. The tribunal also stipulated that [voluntary / volunteers] overtime and time spent being [on / in] stand-by for emergency call-outs should be included when calculating holiday pay.

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