CPA Bulletin

44 CPA Bulletin > May 2020 www.cpa.uk.net Revision to the Holiday Pay Calculation From6th April 2020, the Government introduced a change to theway holiday pay is calculated. Previous to this date, the calculation was based on the 12 preceding weeks an employee earned. The holiday pay reference period is now the preceding 52 weeks. The calculation is based on those weeks which an employee has actually worked and does not include annual leave and any sickness taken. Where an employee has not amassed 52 weeks, then the employer must go back as far as they can when calculating the employee’s holiday entitlement. Legal NEWS LEGAL: 1 CPA is working closely with other organisations including the CBI, Build UK and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), to help provide guidance and support for members. The CPA’s website - www.cpa.uk.net/ coronavirusbusinessesemployers/ - has the latest information for you to peruse. As a result of the Coronavirus, the following changes to existing legislation have been introduced by Government: Temporary Extension to MOT Testing for Light Vehicles In light of the Coronavirus, cars, vans and motorcycles that were due for their MOT from the 30th March 2020 will have their MOT extended by 6 months. At the time of writing (8th April 2020), this will continue until otherwise informed. This extension will allow vehicle owners to continue to be able to get to work where this absolutely cannot be done from home or do essential shopping. However, vehicles must be kept in a roadworthy condition, and drivers can be prosecuted if they drive an unsafe vehicle. Temporary Suspension for Heavy Vehicle Testing The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has decided to suspend heavy vehicle testing for all Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGV), trailers and Public Service Vehicles (PSV) for up to 3 months. From 20th March 2020, all HGVs, trailers and PSVs with an annual test due to expire in a particular month will be issued with a 3 month Certificate of Exemption (CTE) until further notice. Paper certificates will not be re-issued for HGVs, trailers and PSVs but the DVSA will amend the digital record so that vehicles can continue to operate. DVSA wants to ensure that all heavy vehicles and trailers remain legal whilst the country deals with the COVID-19 outbreak. So DVSA will be implementing the provisions within the Plating and Testing Regulations and Motor Vehicle Test Regulations which provide for HGV and PSV vehicles to be exempted from the annual roadworthiness test. DVSA has reminded owners that they will still need to keep their HGVs, trailers and PSVs maintained in a roadworthy condition, and to operate within the terms of the Operators’ licence conditions. Taking Holiday Entitlement The Government has announced that due to the Coronavirus, employees who may be unable to take all their holiday entitlement this year, have been granted an extension. The employee’s holiday entitlement can be carried forward over the employer’s next two holiday years. The reasons for this are to avoid any employees losing their entitlement for this year, and also so employers don’t receive numerous holiday requests from employees when restrictions are lifted later on. Coronavirus [COVID-19] Updates Temporary Implementation Delays by Transport for London Transport for London (TfL) has temporarily delayed the enforcement of both the Low Emission Zone (LEZ) and Direct Vision Standard (DVS), which were due to come into force from 26th October 2020. This is due to the Coronavirus [COVID-19] situation. Currently, TfL is looking to delay these schemes until February 2021, which will give companies more time to adopt cleaner, safer vehicles. So, although both scheme’s charging, operation and enforcement policies have been deferred until February 2021, TfL has confirmed that they will both still come into effect from 26th October 2020. TfL says that the new date for the start of operations and enforcement will be kept under review.