
Overtime and payment for time offĪn employer should consider guaranteed and non-guaranteed overtime when calculating statutory holiday pay.

Some companies have rules on when time off can be taken, but others arrange time off on a case by case basis. This is agreed between you and your employer and any time you take off will normally be at a time that suits the employer. Instead of paying for overtime, some employers offer 'time off in lieu'. Time off instead of pay for working overtime Overtime rates vary from employer to employer, some will pay extra for working weekends or bank holidays. Your contract of employment should include details of overtime pay rates and how they're worked out.

There's no legal right to pay for working extra hours and there are no minimum statutory levels of overtime pay, although your average pay rate must not fall below the National Minimum Wage. This agreement must be in writing and signed by you. Regulations say that most workers can't be made to work more than an average of 48 hours a week, but they can agree to work longer. Overtime generally means any work over the basic working hours included in your contract.
