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.
Most frequently asked questions during February include queries about Ramadan and dismissals on the grounds of ill health.
Almost all federal employees have until 6 February to decide whether to resign, as Donald Trump reduces government headcount.
Is the standard practice of asking employees to take annual leave over the Christmas period still appropriate in the modern workplace?
During National Fertility Awareness Week, Seema Duggal explains the profound affect fertility issues can have on employees.
Last month's most frequently asked HR questions included queries around the 'real' Living Wage and the national living wage.
Almost half UK employers are touting statutory requirements or basic rights as workplace benefits in their job adverts, according to an analysis by employee benefits platform Rippl.
Workers at luxury London department store Harrods are contemplating strike action over their employer’s ‘discriminatory’ holiday policy.
Spain is only country in Europe with a specific menstrual leave policy.
How should employers prepare for the new right to unpaid carer's leave, which comes into force in April 2024?
The government has published guidance on various 2024 holiday pay changes, including calcuations for part-year and irregular hours workers.
The right to request flexible working from day one of employment, as well as several other regulations, will take effect on 6 April 2024.
An employment lawyer says new holiday pay regulations that were hoped to simplify calculations for irregular hours workers are problematic.
The government will introduce rolled-up holiday pay for workers with irregular hours or part-year contracts.
How can HR and managers ensure holiday is allocated fairly and evenly over the festive period?
HMRC has launched a pilot whereby staff can work annualised hours but must sacrifice flexible working arrangements.
