Members that have submitted legal claims in relation to ‘pen money’ may be interested in the following details. These claims were due to historic underpayment of holiday pay and unlawful deductions – no new claims can be brought, so this information for those with existing claims only.
The case of Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland v Agnew established the framework to hear such cases, by establishing that:
- employees can claim from 1998 or beginning of employment, whichever is later
- claims are not restricted to the year they were launched.
Read the details of the case or an article summarising the judgement.
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