Employee-favourable
2026
If your employer requires you to attend or stay at work even when there is no booking or task for you, that time should be paid under minimum wage law, whatever your contract calls you.
Mixed
2026
What matters is whether your overtime is regular, not whether it's guaranteed. If it is, it should be included when your holiday pay is worked out, and you can usually claim a shortfall going back up to two years.
