Pay & benefits

As the result of the referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU sank in during July, employers began looking...

The latest pay trends analysis from XpertHR has revealed that pay awards in the three months to the end of...

Sports Direct is founded on a business model that enables the majority of workers to be treated “without dignity or...

Your annual summer round-up of the most important employment law cases 2016 has seen so far, and those still to come…

Employers often face the thorny issue of whether or not employees can carry over annual leave into the next leave...

Lock and another v British Gas Trading Ltd, the highly anticipated case on including commission payments in holiday pay calculations,...

The UK’s next prime minister Theresa May has vowed to put worker representatives on boards of major companies and to...

The national living wage has not been the “jobs killer” that many predicted, according to a report published today by...

Employers know they have to consult with employees before making redundancies, but what should they discuss in an individual redundancy...

Industries that rely heavily on EU migrant labour could be prime candidates for automation, a report by thinktank the Resolution...

Pay awards have decreased in recent months from the longstanding 2% figure that many employees have come to expect. Last...

Luxembourg offers its employees some of the more interesting and diverse leave opportunities in Europe. Employees are able to take...

ON DEMAND | What happens when employees take holiday, fall sick, or have other reasons that affect their attendance?

When can an employer turn down a holiday request? Can an employee who has recently started work take annual leave?...

Statutory maternity pay (SMP) can be tricky to calculate, for example where an employee’s pay increases during her maternity leave....