Leave
UK employment law makes provision for a wide variety of types of leave from work. Some of the more common are annual leave, maternity leave, paternity leave, and time off for medical or dental appointments.
Young and old most likely to miss out on paid holiday and payslips
The youngest and oldest staff working in atypical ways, such as temporary work, are the most at risk of missing...
No-deal Brexit: Mini factory staff may be forced to take unpaid leave
Workers at the Mini plant in Oxfordshire could be forced to take at least two weeks’ unpaid leave and have...
Top 10 HR questions August 2019: term-time holiday calculations
How should you calculate holiday pay for a term-time worker without regular hours?
A recent Court of Appeal decision, The...
Petition calls for pet bereavement leave
A woman who claims she lost her job on the same day her dog died is calling for the right...
Met PC defies bosses to appear on Big Brother
A Metropolitan police constable is appearing on the Nigerian version of the reality television show Big Brother, despite her manager...
Give workers more holiday to stimulate economic growth, report urges
Increasing minimum holiday entitlement and wages would help solve the UK’s productivity crisis and stimulate economic growth, a think tank...
Molson Coors offers staff two weeks’ paid ‘life leave’
Molson Coors Brewing Company is offering staff up to two weeks’ extra paid annual leave to be used for significant...
Hunt threatens to cancel civil servants’ August annual leave
Conservative leadership contender Jeremy Hunt has threatened to cancel all August annual leave across the civil service in order to...
Include regular voluntary overtime in holiday pay, judge rules
Employers must now consider any voluntary overtime that is taken regularly in holiday pay calculations
Enhance leave policies to keep carers in work, employers urged
The chief executive of a major energy supplier is urging employers to do more to retain the almost 5 million...
Can orgasms boost staff productivity?
Research by Swedish sex and intimacy brand Lelo has suggested that if workers had more orgasms it could add £90...
Parental bereavement leave to be introduced in 2020
Parents and primary carers who suffer the loss of a child will be entitled to at least two weeks’ paid...
Annual leave: Time to put a stop to ‘rest-shaming’
As many employers wind up their holiday allowances for the year, what message do you give out on taking leave?...
Top 10 HR questions September 2018 – probation dismissals and unavailable companions
Can you dismiss before a probationary period ends if they're not up to the job?
Government to consider five days’ paid leave for working carers
The government has committed to exploring the case for five days’ statutory paid leave for carers, but has been criticised...
