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.
Why is everyone on about the new bank holiday like it’s a bad thing? The moment Britain Day was proposed, people...
Employers’ groups have broadly welcomed the government’s approach to implementing new holiday entitlements for workers.The regulations increase the minimum holiday...
Construction union Ucatt has blasted a proposed delay to extending workers’ minimum paid holiday entitlement from 20 days to 28.
Workers...
The UK is bottom of the pile when it comes to annual holiday entitlement for employees, pan-European research has found....
Unions and voluntary organisations have called for a new national bank holiday to be made in October to celebrate and...
UK law firm DWF has warned of an onslaught of requests from part-time staff for time off in lieu during...
Part-time workers are not automatically entitled to pro-rata time off for bank holidays, the Scottish Court in Session has ruled.An...
Lewisham Primary Care Trust has hit back at claims by the GMB union of a possible shortfall in nursing cover...
More than six out of 10Â UK workers claim their employer has tried to prevent them from taking a sabbatical,...
Thousands of retail workers are celebrating after the Scottish Parliament backed a Bill to ban large stores opening their doors...
The manufacturers’ organisation EEF has called on the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to exempt employers that already offer generous...
Plans to increase paid holiday will bring huge benefits to workers and employers alike.So says the TUC’s submission to the...
Rolled-up holiday pay
IT in public sector shows huge growth in past four years.
Croner consultancy warns of dangers of being too parent-focused with leave decisions.
