Do you know that an employee can be awarded up to 2 years salary for a breach of the Organisation of Working Time act, 1997 and failure to pay holiday pay?
This book explains in plain English what holidays, holiday pay, public holidays, and public holiday pay employees in Ireland are entitled to.
It's a short book, but contains the essential information for both employers and employees.
If you are an employer, it could save you a lot of money.
If you are an employee, it can ensure that you get your entitlements and are not ripped off.
And the price is pretty small too.
There are 6 sections
1. Background
2. The entitlement to annual leave
3. How to calculate holiday pay
4. Public holidays
5. Record keeping for holidays and public holidays
6. Complaints about holidays and public holidays:
There are links to the relevant legislation including the statutory instruments, and there are worked examples of fictitious employees and their holiday pay.
Terry Gorry is a practicing solicitor in Enfield, Co. Meath.
Take a look at his other employment related books.
