Quick guide to holiday pay and summaries
It isn't possible to 'opt out' of holiday pay. As an employer we legally have to show the holiday part of your income separately on your payslip. How this appears will depend on which holiday option you've selected.
By default your holiday pay is paid in advance, and included with your weekly or monthly take home pay. You'll see the holiday pay element shown alongside the other elements of your payment underneath the 'payments' section of your payslip.
Workers and employees in the UK are entitled to a statutory minimum of 5.6 weeks of leave per year (28 days for someone who works 5 days a week), and the holiday year runs from April - March. We turn this into a percentage, and calculate this based on each payment we receive for you.
Holiday pay is included in the Contract Rate that NASA receives from your agency / client. For the avoidance of doubt, when you take holidays, you will not receive any additional payment in respect of the leave actually taken, because payment for such leave has been paid in advance. This payment will be identified separately on your payslip to clearly show the amount of holiday pay received.