Refuse to pay me for my booked holiday

[Christina2015]

I had booked 2 weeks off from work but had confused the days and took the week before the first week i had off as well. I ended up taking 3 weeks off work which was the 2 weeks i had booked and the 1 week i had mixed up the days ( by a week off i mean sat and sun as i only work 2 days a week).

I planned to speak to my manager about this when i returned to work but she got to me before i had a chance to. I had a disciplinary and she said she would see if i could use the week worth of holiday i had yet to book to cover that week i was supposed to be at work. HR refused and not only did not pay me for the week i was supposed to be at work (which was expected) but didn't pay me for the 2 weeks i had actually booked off. When i spoke to my manager she said there was nothing she could do and that they said it was because i may not have come back to work. This happened in June and it is now September and they are still refusing to pay me for my 2 weeks holiday.

Are they allowed to do this because usually if you are absent you have a meeting to explain why and you don't get paid for the day you missed which was that happened. I understand why i didn't get paid for the week i was supposed to be at work but the two weeks booked holiday after that has nothing to do with it and i think they have taken advantage. Is there anything i can do as we do have a union but you have to be a member before an incident happens and i am not a member.

[vanman]

Re: Refuse to pay me for my booked holiday

Well looking on the bright side
If the they did not pay you the two weeks’ holiday pay
Then you still have two weeks’ holiday entitlement to come
As it is part of your statutory holiday entitlement due by law.


https://www.gov.uk/browse/employing-people/time-off

[matt3942]

Re: Refuse to pay me for my booked holiday

Hi [MENTION=72035]Christina2015[/MENTION] - IMO you are entitled to receive pay for the time you had requested off, which was approved, and which you took. You won't be entitled to receive pay for the time you took off mistakenly, which you are probably aware of.

In the first instance, I would recommend speaking directly with your HR department and clarifying the situation. At this point it might be a good idea for you to report back to us.

If that fails, you may raise a grievance for unlawful deduction of wages.

All the best,

Matt

[Christina2015]

Re: Refuse to pay me for my booked holiday

That's exactly what I had thought. I knew when I had made the mistake I would not get paid for that week, which was understandable. I'll be going into work next week and plan on speaking to my HR department and will let you know how it goes.

Thanks for your advice.

Christina

[Christina2015]

Re: Refuse to pay me for my booked holiday

Looking at the holidays I have left it looks like they haven't given me back the two weeks of holiday, but I will make sure I bring this up when I speak to them next week.

Thanks for your advice, I'll try not to let them get me down

Christina