Confused by rules on holiday pay and sickness absence?

There have been a number of cases decided at both UK and European level over recent times leaving many confused about the interaction between holiday pay and sickness absence.  One of the issues has recently been resolved by the EAT in the case of NHS v Larner.  In this case it was held that workers who are absent from work for an entire pay year should be paid in respect of statutory holiday pay for that period upon termination of their employment, even if the worker had not asked to take any statutory holiday -  http://www.employmentappeals.gov.uk/Public/Upload/11_0088fhwwSBCEA.doc