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.
Last month's most frequently asked HR questions included queries around the 'real' Living Wage and the national living wage.
From autumn 2026 officers at the new agency will have inspection powers and will be able to enforce new penalties for those who breach employee rights.
Employees missed out on £2bn of paid holiday last year, according to research by the TUC.
Almost half UK employers are touting statutory requirements or basic rights as workplace benefits in their job adverts, according to an analysis by employee benefits platform Rippl.
We look at common questions on employers' minds regarding bank holidays. Northern Ireland marks the Battle of the Boyne on 12 July.
Downing Street says government plans to introduce a ‘right to switch off’ could boost productivity by allowing people time to rest.
Workers at luxury London department store Harrods are contemplating strike action over their employer’s ‘discriminatory’ holiday policy.
How should HR react to time off for the Euros final: productivity must be balanced with employee morale say HR professionals.
April 2024's most popular FAQs on Brightmine, formerly XpertHR, include queries around minimum wage rules and holiday pay.
Personnel Today provides an HR checklist of things to do in April 2024, as new employment laws come into force in the UK.
The top FAQ this month looks at how employers can support employees observing Ramadan, which this year runs until 10 April.
As a result of how the Easter bank holidays fall in 2024 and 2025, some employers will breach their employees’...
Last month's FAQs focus on upcoming law changes in April including carer's leave, irregular hours holiday pay, and flexible working.
Research finds the amount of holiday entitlement and the number of annual leave days taken fell in 2023 compared to previous year.
New employment law developments featured prominently in the top 10 HR questions for January 2024.
