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.
Employment law editors collate the most pertinent HR questions of the past month so HR professionals can keep track of the most pressing HR issues.
When is it too hot to work? The heatwave has led employers to check their health and safety responsibilities around high temperatures.
How does the Harpur Trust v Brazel judgment affect how HR calculates holiday pay for employees? Jo Moseley explains
A fifth of the nation’s office workers are being prevented from taking time off work because of staff shortages and reduced resources.
The Supreme Court has ruled that employees that only work for part of the year, such as term-time workers, are...
With the Platinum Jubilee long weekend, last month's most-asked questions include queries about bank holidays, annual leave, sickness, and more...
Business leaders have urged ministers to make this year's extra bank holiday marking the Queen's platinum jubilee permanent.
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...
