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.
A watertight long-term sickness absence policy can give employees who are off work for an extended period the best chance...
The Court of Appeal has provided guidance on when employers can dismiss an employee on long-term sick leave, in what...
Facebook has announced that employees can now take up to 20 days of paid leave if an immediate family member...
XpertHR is running a short benchmarking survey on the annual leave entitlements offered by UK employers.
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Employers in the Republic of Ireland have to pay a contribution of employees’ earnings to a national training fund and...
Anyone thinking that the UK’s upcoming grandparental leave is unnecessary meddling by law-makers should look beyond these shores at the...
Many employers will have been affected by the severe storms over recent weeks. The top FAQ on XpertHR in December...
Employers in Puerto Rico must take account of both US federal and Puerto Rico labour law. This dual legal system...
Employers are not obliged to pay staff unable to return to work due to the suspension of flights from the...
With the UK’s general election looming large, Karen Baxter of UK law firm Lewis Silkin and Sal Simao of US...
Parents and their employers face disruption today as teachers join other public-sector workers in a strike over pay, pensions and...
What does your organisation do when employees request less straightforward forms of leave? XpertHR is conducting a short Benchmarking survey...
The Commonwealth Games are coming to Glasgow in 2014. The organisers are appealing for 15,000 volunteers, with applications closing today,...
