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Annual hours

Annual hours are the total hours worked by an employee or worker in a calendar year.

Under an annualised hours contract, an employee's hours are expressed as a total number of hours to be worked during the course of the year. The hours actually worked are likely to fluctuate from week to week and month to month.


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    Bank holidays: six things employers need to know

    by Personnel Today 2 May 2025
    by Personnel Today 2 May 2025

    We look at common questions on employers' minds regarding bank holidays. Northern Ireland marks the Battle of the Boyne on 12 July.

    • Employee engagement
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    One third of UK workers admit faking productivity

    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 17 Sep 2024
    by Kavitha Sivasubramaniam 17 Sep 2024

    More than a third (36%) of UK employees confess they fake working activity feeling under pressure to appear productive, new research reveals.

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    An HR things-to-do list for April 2024

    by Rob Moss 5 Apr 2024
    by Rob Moss 5 Apr 2024

    Personnel Today provides an HR checklist of things to do in April 2024, as new employment laws come into force in the UK.

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    Top 10 HR questions March 2024: Ramadan, carer’s leave and holiday

    by Brightmine 3 Apr 2024
    by Brightmine 3 Apr 2024

    The top FAQ this month looks at how employers can support employees observing Ramadan, which this year runs until 10 April.

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    • Holidays and holiday pay

    Irregular hours workers and holiday pay entitlement

    by Rob Moss 30 Nov 2023
    by Rob Moss 30 Nov 2023

    Irregular hours workers’ holiday pay entitlement is calculated at 12.07% of the hours worked, up to a maximum of 28 days.

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    HMRC annualised hours pilot angers union

    by Jo Faragher 6 Oct 2023
    by Jo Faragher 6 Oct 2023

    HMRC has launched a pilot whereby staff can work annualised hours but must sacrifice flexible working arrangements.

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    Amazon offers term-time contracts

    by Rob Moss 30 May 2023
    by Rob Moss 30 May 2023

    Amazon's term-time contracts are to be made available to parents, grandparents and guardians of school-aged children.

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    • Latest News

    Harpur Trust v Brazel: Your holiday pay questions answered

    by Jo Moseley 27 Jul 2022
    by Jo Moseley 27 Jul 2022

    How does the Harpur Trust v Brazel judgment affect how HR calculates holiday pay for employees? Jo Moseley explains

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    Top 10 HR questions May 2022: Bank holidays

    by Brightmine 1 Jun 2022
    by Brightmine 1 Jun 2022

    With the Platinum Jubilee long weekend, last month's most-asked questions include queries about bank holidays, annual leave, sickness, and more...

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    Top 10 HR Questions October 2021: Reluctant returners

    by Brightmine 1 Nov 2021
    by Brightmine 1 Nov 2021

    How should employers deal with employees reluctant to return to the workplace?
    Government advice in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales...

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    • Annual hours

    Public opinion backs reduced working hours in Scotland

    by Rob Moss 2 Sep 2021
    by Rob Moss 2 Sep 2021

    The SNP wants to weigh up a shift to a four day working week, ‘as and when’ Scotland gains full control of employment rights.

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    • Acas
    • Annual hours

    Avoid ‘class divide’ in flexible working, TUC warns

    by Rob Moss 15 Jul 2021
    by Rob Moss 15 Jul 2021

    The TUC is warning employers not to create a 'class divide' by overlooking the flexible working needs of people who must be present in a workplace.

    • Annual hours
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    Slaughter and May launches job share and reduced hours pilot

    by Jo Faragher 14 Jul 2021
    by Jo Faragher 14 Jul 2021

    The law firm is testing a range of working arrangements for junior lawyers such as job shares and school holiday leave.

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    Top 10 HR questions June 2021: Settled status deadline

    by Brightmine 1 Jul 2021
    by Brightmine 1 Jul 2021

    The deadline for applications under the EU settlement scheme was 30 June 2021.
    Where an EEA national is eligible to...

    • Annual hours
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    • Employment contracts

    Fall in staff working flexible hours during pandemic

    by Ashleigh Webber 6 May 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 6 May 2021

    CIPD analysis of Labour Force Survey data shows a decline in the use of part-time working, flexi-time and annualised hours.

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