Accrued holiday pay

[fausTVR]

Any thoughts on this one? I finished my 8 weeks notice period end of june and began working for present employer the following week as arranged. Old boss provided written notification stating I would be paid accrued holiday along with my final weeks pay when my 8 weeks were up. Long and short of it, he's holding out on me with hols pay. My leaving was fairly acrimonous as he sees it as my disloyalty in leaving at all, his increasingly Dickensian management style didn't suit me well (nor anyone else still there). I just get lame excuses when I phone in for an update. It's only three days holiday pay but would you just let it go -of course not.
What recourse have I? Small claims court?

[rog007]

3 options I believe:

1. Involve unions/solicitors and pursue.

2. Let it go.

3. Write and say that you sense that there is a reluctance to pay what is rightly owed for some unknown reason. As a result, please pay to the following charity if that would be easier. I'd also copy my letter to said charity to keep the moral pressure up. This is what I would do.

Good luck!

[davepoth]

If you have it in writing that he would pay holiday pay, and assuming he doesn't have any reason other than being a tt for withholding the money, then I think a "letter before action" would be well warranted.

[ColinM50]

Go on the ACAS website and download their relevant leaflet. Then send an e-mail or letter to your old boss telling him what ACAS have "told" you, attach a copy of the relevant leaflet and advise him that if he doesn't pay what you're due within seven days, you'll pass it on to ACAS and an Industrial Tribunal.

If you can't find exactly the answer to your question on their website, give them a call, they're really nice people and are on the side of doing right according to the law. They have the balls to get things done.

I had a similar scenario and ACAS phoned my old boss and told him what he had to do and warned him of the repercussions if he didn't live up to his obligations. Very nice and helpful people ACAS, they'll help you all they can.

http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=806

[fausTVR]

Many thanks all for your helpful comments. I'll speak to ACAS 1st and see what they advise. I think my old boss wants to push his luck as far as he can simply to inconvenience me, he's largely ruled by his towering pride unfortunately.
Thanks again.