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

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

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