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Key workers to get less holiday pay under mooted plans
A member of staff from Tesco Extra shovels snow outside the store in Hexham, Northumberland

KEY WORKERS could be set to lose out on hundreds of pounds a year after the government suggested changing how holiday pay is calculated, according to new analysis.    

Currently, employers have to include regular overtime when calculating a worker’s weekly holiday pay.

Scrapping the holiday pay entitlement rule means that holiday pay will only be calculated from a base hourly rate, without overtime.   

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