Flybe cabin crew members win holiday pay

Members of cabin crew at regional airline Flybe have secured enhanced holiday pay after Prospect disputed Flybe’s failure to include flight duty allowance and commission payments in their holiday pay.

Legal Officer, Jane Copley, advised that these additional payments were “intrinsically linked” to the performance of the employment contract and so should be included in the calculation of holiday pay, in accordance with recent judgments of the European Court of Justice.

Prospect negotiations officer John Stevenson said: “After Flybe refused to agree payments, we advised members to submit grievances. This eventually led to agreement. Due to the action of Prospect, all cabin crew employees will now receive the correct holiday pay.”