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.
A recent survey by LifeWorks found that 90% of millennials had been distracted by stress at work, despite being perceived...
Holiday pay must include compensation for any results-based commission that...
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) reiterated that if sickness prevents a worker from taking annual leave, his or her...
As the result of the referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU sank in during July, employers began looking...
Your annual summer round-up of the most important employment law cases 2016 has seen so far, and those still to come…
Employers often face the thorny issue of whether or not employees can carry over annual leave into the next leave...
Lock and another v British Gas Trading Ltd, the highly anticipated case on including commission payments in holiday pay calculations,...
Employers know they have to consult with employees before making redundancies, but what should they discuss in an individual redundancy...
Luxembourg offers its employees some of the more interesting and diverse leave opportunities in Europe. Employees are able to take...
ON DEMAND | What happens when employees take holiday, fall sick, or have other reasons that affect their attendance?
When can an employer turn down a holiday request? Can an employee who has recently started work take annual leave?...
How to make Euro 2016 work for you: the employers' guide to managing absence, avoiding discrimination and maintaining productivity during this summer's football...
Law firm Eversheds has said its appeal on behalf of British Gas against the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decision in ...
Most employers will hopefully know by now that the national living wage...
The “Brexit” referendum on whether or not the UK should withdraw from the European Union takes place on 23 June...
