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.
The Director for Labour Market Enforcement has called for higher financial penalties for employers who exploit workers and flout employment...
The Easter bank holidays inevitably raise questions for employers about employees’ entitlement to time off, pay or pay in lieu....
With greater scrutiny of employment status by HMRC, employers need to look carefully at their off-payroll labour arrangements, argues Hilary...
Parcel delivery company DPD is to give self-employed drivers access to benefits such as paid annual leave, sick pay and...
KFC employees have been asked to take annual leave to cover the working time they have lost following chicken supply...
Britons overwhelmingly back keeping – often strengthening – workers’ rights derived from the EU post Brexit, according to research published...
When the Government revealed its plans to bolster workers’ rights from their first day at work under its Good Work...
Couriers delivering emergency blood supplies have won full employment rights in an out-of-court settlement with pathology company The Doctors Laboratory...
The Government’s plans to bolster workers’ rights have been criticised for stopping short of bringing in new laws to prevent...
The Government has vowed to enforce workers’ rights from their first day in a job, in response to the recommendations...
December saw the announcement of an agreement between the UK and the EU on citizens’ rights following Brexit. Employers are...
With HR professionals identifying HR data and analytics as a top priority area for HR, new analysis from XpertHR Benchmarking...
We round up eight significant employment law decisions expected in 2018, with cases due on employment status in the gig...
The last year has been a very significant one for employment case law. Stephen Simpson counts down the 10 most...
Employers have just under five months left to publish their gender pay gap reports. Most employers covered by the gender...
