Under the Working Time Regulations 1998, full-time workers are entitled to a minimum of 5.6 weeks’ annual leave in each leave year.
The calculation of holiday pay has been a major issue for employers in recent years. The trend has been for courts and tribunals to find that more than just base pay has to be included in holiday pay. This includes regular overtime and commission payments.
Business leaders have urged ministers to make this year's extra bank holiday marking the Queen's platinum jubilee permanent.
Are employees entitled to extra pay for working on bank holidays? What does an employer do if an employee refuses...
The Court of Appeal judgment in Pimlico Plumbers v Smith ruled that holiday pay can carry over and accumulate until a contract ends. Holly Milne examines the detail
A Jewish employee who lost his law firm job for failing to attend work during a religious holiday has won...
There is no longer a legal requirement in England to self-isolate after testing positive for coronavirus.
The removal of the...
A heating engineer who claimed he was owed holiday pay by Pimlico Plumbers after the Supreme Court ruled that he...
There will be an additional bank holiday in 2022 to celebrate the Queen’s platinum jubilee.
Many employees will be entitled...
Employees will be given complete freedom as to when they take public holiday time off.
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, HR professionals have had their fair share of employment law rulings to keep track of in...
Staff at stockbroking firm FinnCap will be able to take unlimited holiday from next year in a bid to prevent...
How should employers deal with employees reluctant to return to the workplace?
Government advice in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales...
The timing of Boris Johnson's recent holiday in Marbella attracted criticism but senior leaders need a break too. But when should they take it?
Almost two thirds of Britons would like to work a four-day week, according to research into the popularity of various...
Fuel supply issues affecting drivers, eco protesters blocking roads and public transport staff shortages can all cause travel disruption for employees.
Drivers at a Northampton-based taxi firm who were required to wear uniforms, drive branded cars and log on to an...
