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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We have the national minimum wage, now we need national minimum hours
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Employees sick while on annual leave can retake time off
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HR news and views including:The HR and employment law implications of extreme weather:
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Extra bank holiday set for Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012
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