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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.


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    Top 10 HR questions April 2020: Furlough and annual leave

    by Brightmine 4 May 2020
    by Brightmine 4 May 2020

    The government has provided some clarification on the relationship between furlough and annual leave.
    The Easter bank holidays falling shortly...

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    Acas publishes coronavirus advice for employers

    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Feb 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 19 Feb 2020

    Acas has published advice for employers on dealing with the new coronavirus outbreak, including how to handle employees who have...

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    • Employee communications

    Coronavirus: Cathay Pacific employees asked to take unpaid leave

    by Jo Faragher 5 Feb 2020
    by Jo Faragher 5 Feb 2020

    Cathay Pacific Airways has asked its employees to take three weeks’ unpaid leave after it was forced to cut 90%...

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    Holiday pay: why are employers still getting it wrong?

    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Feb 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 3 Feb 2020

    Many employers are still not getting their holiday pay calculations right, but are they to blame? Ashleigh Webber looks at...

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    Top 10 HR questions December 2019: Sickness absence and unused annual leave

    by Brightmine 3 Jan 2020
    by Brightmine 3 Jan 2020

    How much control can employers have over the timing of employees’ annual leave?
    Employers with holiday years that run from...

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    ‘Protect workers’ rights after Brexit’, voters urge Boris Johnson

    by Ashleigh Webber 23 Dec 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 23 Dec 2019

    Two-thirds of people who voted Conservative in the 2019 general election want the new government to protect or enhance workers’...

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    Queen’s Speech: flexible working, carers’ leave and immigration plan confirmed

    by Ashleigh Webber 20 Dec 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 20 Dec 2019

    A number of new Bills that will affect workers have been announced.

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    A fifth of over-45s expect to quit work to care for relatives

    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Oct 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Oct 2019

    One in five (19%) employees aged over 45 expects to quit their job to care for an adult relative full...

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    Ryanair tells pilots: ‘Take unpaid leave or transfer abroad’

    by Ashleigh Webber 26 Sep 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 26 Sep 2019

    Ryanair has asked its UK pilots to take unpaid leave for up to a year or transfer to its other...

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    Why meeting flexible working requests is easier said than done

    by Ashleigh Webber 26 Sep 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 26 Sep 2019

    With Labour proposing a four-day week and unions campaigning for workers to use technology to spend less time in the...

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    Young and old most likely to miss out on paid holiday and payslips

    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Sep 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Sep 2019

    The youngest and oldest staff working in atypical ways, such as temporary work, are the most at risk of missing...

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    No-deal Brexit: Mini factory staff may be forced to take unpaid leave

    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Sep 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Sep 2019

    Workers at the Mini plant in Oxfordshire could be forced to take at least two weeks’ unpaid leave and have...

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    Top 10 HR questions August 2019: term-time holiday calculations

    by Brightmine 3 Sep 2019
    by Brightmine 3 Sep 2019

    How should you calculate holiday pay for a term-time worker without regular hours?
    A recent Court of Appeal decision, The...

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    Petition calls for pet bereavement leave

    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Aug 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Aug 2019

    A woman who claims she lost her job on the same day her dog died is calling for the right...

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    Met PC defies bosses to appear on Big Brother

    by Rob Moss 13 Aug 2019
    by Rob Moss 13 Aug 2019

    A Metropolitan police constable is appearing on the Nigerian version of the reality television show Big Brother, despite her manager...

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