in lieu of

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
1

‘You can avail extra holiday in lieu of overtime pay.’
Is this sentence fine?
Does it mean ‘You can avail extra holiday instead of overtime pay.’?
Could you give me better examples using ‘in lieu of’?
Thanks.

2

You can avail yourself of extra holiday in lieu of overtime pay.

You can have an extra holiday in place of overtime pay.