Little help from the British please?

[BlkHawk]

Could one of you UK folk explain this BBC article about overtime holiday pay? Either I am very dense today, or I don't understand your versions of overtime, and holiday pay.

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-29896810

Does this mean if anything over 40 hours is overtime, and you work 40 hours, and then receive 8 hours of holiday pay, that holiday pay would be considered overtime?

Also didn't understand the woman who works 28 hours, but gets overtime if she puts in more then that. Here overtime means being paid 1.5 rime your normal rate. If you normaly make 10 an hour, in overtime you make 15 an hour.

Thanks I may just be dense, but I think the terminology is different.

 

[Chopper3000]

If in your employment you are allowed 4 weeks holiday a year, you get paid for the four weeks holiday. The payment is effectively the same rate of pay if you'd worked the four weeks. This payment matches your basic income/salary. So for instance if your basic hours are 40 hours a week that is what you will be paid for whilst on your holiday. However say for instance you regularly work 50 hours a week, 40 hours basic + 10 hours overtime you don't benefit from the extra 10 hours in any holiday entitlement, you will still only be paid for 40 hours when you are on holiday even though you would have worked 50 hours. That is the current argument.

Hours worked, overtime rates etc are purely down the individual employer, there are no set rules.