Payment for Sunday Working
Published on: 29/10/2019
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The High Court has confirmed that where a contract contains a clear statement that the hourly rate of pay takes into account the requirement to work on Sundays there is no further obligation on employers to specifically set out the proportion of the hourly rate of pay which relates to Sunday working.

What does the law say about Sunday working? ⚓︎

Section 14 of the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997 (OWTA) provides that where employees are required to work on Sunday, and this has not otherwise been taken into account in calculating their rate of pay, they are entitled to the following compensation:

  • payment of a reasonable allowance;
  • increasing the rate of pay by a reasonable amount;
  • a

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Disclaimer The information in this article is provided as part of Legal Island's Employment Law Hub. We regret we are not able to respond to requests for specific legal or HR queries and recommend that professional advice is obtained before relying on information supplied anywhere within this article. This article is correct at 29/10/2019
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