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 hairdresser has been awarded £20,000 at an employment tribunal after her boss asked her to pick up excrement in...
Each April, HR professionals must ensure that their organisation complies with the latest round of amended employment laws and deadlines....
The coronavirus pandemic dominated the top 10 most popular FAQs in March.
The coronavirus outbreak is having a big impact...
Workers who have not taken all of their statutory annual leave entitlement this year due to the coronavirus will be...
What steps should employers take to manage the coronavirus outbreak?
At the start of the new year, employers have been...
Many employers are still not getting their holiday pay calculations right, but are they to blame? Ashleigh Webber looks at...
The new year begins with a new government, the prospect of Brexit and a number of employment law developments already...
Six years after it was formed, Police Scotland completed a project that saw its 10 legacy pay scales and terms...
Relying on the Christmas break to provide a window of relief – dragging ourselves across the finishing line as it were – is misconceived. Instead, we should use this holiday to strengthen our resilience.
Reports that the government’s Brexit bill will allow more UK judges to challenge the rulings of the Europe’s highest court...
We round up the most significant cases of the year including legal judgments on CCTV, restrictive covenants, enhancing shared parental leave, collective bargaining and more...
Lloyd’s of London has urged its own staff and those of its members to behave correctly at this year’s Christmas...
Should employers give employees the right to be accompanied to meetings under a redundancy procedure?
Such a meeting could ultimately...
Drivers for the minicab app Bolt have staged a protest against what they describe as “unfair” dismissals and its alleged...
As Halloween approaches, it’s time for HR professionals to reflect on the often nightmarish legal situations they face. Clare Gilroy-Scott,...
