Cotton v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2009] EWCA Civ 1330; [2009] WLR (D) 372
“Accrued holiday paid on the termination of employment constituted earnings of the same kind as ordinary pay so that an employee was treated as gainfully employed and not eligible for social security benefits in respect of earnings payable in the period starting with the first day of the benefit week in which they were paid and ending on the day before the next payment of ordinary earnings.”
WLR Daily, 17th December 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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