To put it in perspective look at the Sky Europe thread where you will find they have just been paid for October, and "hope" to be paid soon for Nov
& they are full time employees.
In that respect working for Brookfield is a bit like having all your income paid as "regularly" as the full time guys sector checks. Normally more or less on time , occasionaly screwed up.
In terms of leave, you have been joined ,I hear, in your situation by Skavsta and Bergamo ( if they accepted) who recently voted to have 5/4 but had to accept 1 mths allocated A/L to get it, strange choice but they made it.
As you are paid up to a maximum of 900 (actual) hours (which of course can be a little more or less as you are paid scheduled) having a month off shouldn't change your income, in fact you should be better off, 1 mth less hotac etc for the "floaters". In any case 11mths is more than enough to do 900hrs so you shouldn't lose anything unlike the full time guys when they are given unpaid leave.