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.
Government plans to implement legislation that will ensure workers do not have to take bank holidays as part of their...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has published guidance for employers and employees on maternity leave regulations under the...
UK benefits from executives failure to take full holiday entitlement.
Business gets opportunity to air views on timing of introduction of compulsory bank holidays.
A recent decision about paid Bank Holidays for part-timers only serves to muddy the waters.
Department store group John Lewis Partnership is investing an extra £1m in a scheme that gives long-serving employees a six-month paid sabbatical
The New Year is traditionally a time to consider career goals and, increasingly, this can include taking time out from...
HR ignores benefits of parental leave.
Brits on breaks kept informed of big work pile up awaiting their return.
Having worked their socks off during the election campaign, MPs are off for a well-earned 80-day rest.
A TUC report has rubbished claims that there is little difference between the main political parties by highlighting the positive benefits for women if the Labour Party were to win the general election.
More than a quarter of workers in the travel industry do not take their full annual leave, survey shows
Holidaymakers are taking their workplace worries with them when they take a break.
Marketing and media staff keep one eye on the door as work-life balance suffers.
Many workers are taking a long career break to go travelling, with Australia and New Zealand topping the list of...
