1. Your New Payslip Explained
Pay Arrangements on Your Payslip
The way that you are paid for working a Bank Holiday has changed.
If the Bank Holiday falls on a day you would normally work, and you volunteer to work:
You will no longer receive your contractual pay on the day of the Bank Holiday. You will be paid as Bank Holiday day / night overtime for the hours you work, plus you have your Bank Holiday entitlement to take at another time in the holiday year.
This will appear on your payslip as: ‘BH DY OT’ (Bank Holiday day overtime, for both pay and hours) or ‘BH NT OT’ (Bank Holiday night overtime, for both pay and hours).
If the Bank Holiday falls on a day you would normally work, and you do not work:
You will take the day as Bank Holiday entitlement – if you do not have enough Bank Holiday entitlement, you can take the day as holiday, work the hours at another time or take the day unpaid.
This will appear on your payslip as: ‘BHOL DAYS’ – Bank Holiday entitlement days taken this period; ‘BHOL PAY’ – pay for the day taken as Bank Holiday entitlement; ‘BX’ – minus hours, to be worked at another time.
If the Bank Holiday falls on a day you would NOT normally work, and you volunteer to work:
You will receive Bank Holiday overtime for the hours you work, plus you have your Bank Holiday entitlement to take at another time in the holiday year.
If the Bank Holiday falls on a day you would NOT normally work, and you do not work:
This remains your day off. You also have your Bank Holiday entitlement to take during holiday year.
The New Payslip Fields
As part of the new holiday policy and changes to Bank Holidays, our payslips have changed to reflect the new Bank Holiday entitlements and pay arrangements.
The example below shows what your new payslip fields will look like.
If you have any questions about payments, please speak to your Compliance Manager or Wage Clerk.
If you have any questions about the new holiday and Bank Holiday policy, please speak to your Line Manager or Personnel Manager.
MR A SAMPLE
BRANCH 1234
QUOTE IN THE EVENT OF A QUERY
27 SAMPLE STREET
DEPT (A)
SAMPLE CITY, SA47 7PL
PAYSLIP No PY GRP. EMPLOYEE No.
PAYMENTS (TAXABLE)
DEDUCTIONS
TOTALS TO DATE
TAXABLE PAY
BASE RTE
TAX
EARNINGS TO DATE
LOCN PAY
N.I. EES
TAXABLE PAY
TAX
PENSION
NON-TAXABLE
N.I.EES
OTIME 1
N.I.ERS
ARREARSP
EESP
Pay for Bank Holiday day taken
SUM PREM
DEDUCTIONS
NIGHT P1
BHOL PAY
Day Bank Holiday overtime
Pay for holidays taken
TOTALS THIS PERIOD
NET PAY
BH DY OT
BH NT OT
N.I. ERS
Leaver pay – holidays and Bank Holidays
H/B LEAV
EESP
Pay for Bank Holiday entitlement day
Night Bank Holiday overtime
PAY/INFORMATION THIS PERIOD
PERSONAL DETAILS
O/T 1
Minus hours from working scheduled Bank Holiday
DATE
TAX PERIOD
TAX CODE
TOTAL
TOTAL BM
N.I. NUMBER
PAYMENTS (NON-TAXABLE)
Day Bank Holiday overtime BT
Hours worked back from Bank Holiday shortfall
N.I. CAT
HOL DAYS BX
HOURS
BHOL DAYS
HRLY RATE
JOB CODE
BH DY OT
Night Bank Holiday overtime
Minus hours from Bank Holiday not taken as Bank Holiday entitlement
BH NT OT
DD/MM/YY PD
DISCOUNT
HOLIDAYS: ENT ERN TAK REM BHOL: ENT ERN TAK REM 6.0
Annual holiday entitlement
Date Personal Day entitlement taken
Holiday entitlement remaining
Holiday entitlement earnt year to date
Bank Holiday entitlement
Bank Holiday entitlement earnt
Holiday entitlement taken
Bank Holiday entitlement taken
Bank Holiday entitlement remaining 2

2. The New Holiday and Bank Holiday Policy
On the 1 April this year the statutory minimum of rest days to be taken away from work was increased to 28 days. This was a great opportunity for us to review the way we manage holidays and Bank Holidays, and launch a new holiday and Bank Holiday policy that remains fair, flexible and provides more choice for everyone.
Under the new policy your annual holiday entitlement has remained the same, but the old Customary Holiday Policy (1/5th Allowance) has been replaced with the new Bank Holiday entitlement in whole days.
Some of the key points of the new policy:
Bank Holiday working remains voluntary for all staff, employed before 26 January 2009.
Existing Bank Holiday premiums remain
End of the 1/5th (pro-rata) Customary Holiday policy
Bank Holiday Entitlement will now be calculated in days
More choice in when Bank Holiday Entitlement can be taken
One booking window for Annual Holiday Entitlement
Bank Holiday Entitlement booked separately from Annual Holiday Entitlement
All staff have an equal opportunity to volunteer to work Bank Holidays
All staff have an equal opportunity to book their Bank Holiday Entitlement
New Holiday Review Meeting to ensure all staff are taking their full entitlements.
New Bank Holiday Working Arrangements
Is the Bank Holiday on a day you would normally work?
Yes No
You are ‘scheduled’
You are ‘non-scheduled’
Have you volunteered to work the Bank Holiday?
Have you volunteered to work the Bank Holiday? No
Yes
Yes No
How are you taking the day off?
You will be paid overtime at your Bank Holiday rate
Take a days Bank Holiday entitlement
The Bank Holiday remains your day off
You will:
Be paid overtime at your Bank Holiday rate
Have your contractual pay and hours deducted for the day
Have your Bank Holiday entitlement to take at another time
If you do not have sufficient Bank Holiday entitlement
Take a days annual holiday
Work the hours at another time
Take the day unpaid
For further information, please refer to your Holidays and Bank Holidays Staff Guide. 1