Holidays Law

Paid holiday – in sickness and in health? The debate goes on
On 10 June 2009 the House of Lords gave judgment in the long running case of Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs v. Stringer. The key issues arising in the case were (1) whether workers are ent... | briefing | 8 Jul 2009 8:28AM

Holiday baggage: the issue of rolled up holiday pay
The 1993 EU Working Time Directive designed to allow all workers a minimum of four weeks' paid holiday, after an initial debate as to whether or not it should apply to the UK, has been incorporated... | briefing | 13 Nov 2007 10:06AM

1 October 2007: what legislation is being implemented today?
Since April 2006, the Government has used Common Commencement Dates (CCDs) to implement new regulations that will have an effect on business. These CCDs are 6 April and 1 October, and this 1 Octobe... | briefing | 1 Oct 2007 9:31AM

Under the volcano: Dealing with the employment fallout
The closure of most UK airspace during the past week has caused widespread disruption amongst the workforce. Whether it is staff who haven’t been able to return to work from their Easter holi... | case | 21 Apr 2010 12:26PM

Tribunal rules holiday pay missed through absence can be carried over
 In what is believed to be the first Tribunal to rule on holiday pay and sickness leave since two landmark decisions last year, a Tribunal has ruled that the Claimant should be allowed to carr... | case | 19 Feb 2010 12:02PM

Holiday pay rules clarified – employees must ‘use it or lose it’
A judgment handed out yesterday by the EAT provides what one lawyer has called “much needed clarification” for employers on holiday entitlement and whether workers are entitled to holid... | case | 19 Jan 2010 2:34PM

Landmark decision finds holiday can be accrued whilst on sick leave
The House of Lords has ruled that workers on long-term sick leave do have the right to accrue holiday. The landmark decision, which was made this morning, is the final stage in a long-running a... | case | 10 Jun 2009 6:14PM

Landmark ruling due on holidays and sickness
The House of Lords is due to hand down its decision tomorrow in the final stage of a long-running saga about holidays and sickness absence in the case of Stringer v. HMRC.    The cas... | case | 9 Jun 2009 6:33PM

Who Will Pay for Licensing Security Guards?
[subject - Members E-bulletin 134, 1 June 2004] 1 June 2004 (c) Workplace Law Network Quick link - http://www.workplacelaw.net/index.php?a_id=1315 Welcome to issue no. 134 of your weekly ... | ebulletin | 1 Jun 2004 4:42PM

Budget 2004 – Few Surprises for Employers
[subject - Members E-bulletin 124, 19 March 2004] 19 March 2004 (c) Workplace Law Network Quick link - http://www.workplacelaw.net/index.php?a_id=1315 Welcome to issue no. 124 of your wee... | ebulletin | 19 Mar 2004 4:27PM

Employer Faces £9m Crash Bill, Cyclist Paralysed
[subject - Members E-bulletin 107, 6 November 2003] 6 November 2003 (c) Workplacelaw Network Quick link - http://www.workplacelaw.net/index.php?a_id=1315 Welcome to issue no. 107 of your ... | ebulletin | 5 Nov 2003 4:04PM

Summer holiday blues for employers?
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World Cup and the Queen's Jubilee Bank Holidays
Contents 1. This Week 2. News: The World Cup - What are the options for employers? 3. Focus: Be prepared for Sexual Harassment Directive 4. Corporate Members Now Get Their Logo on Every Page! ... | ebulletin | 7 May 2002 4:32PM

Absence management
 In 2007, levels of absence fell from eight days per employee per year to 6.7 days.The latest CBI / AXA Absence Survey showed that average absence levels across the public sector stood at nine... | Factsheet | 21 Jan 2008 2:13PM

Facefacts: The real cost of social networking to your business
Heard of Facebook? You'd have to have left the planet not to, as employers and employers' groups have suddenly realised what it's costing their businesses! Surveys around the use of Facebook in wor... | Magazine issue | 16 Oct 2007 4:25PM

Workplace Law launches new CIPD professional training courses
Workplace Law Training has launched two new CIPD courses for HR and Personnel professionals. These new qualifications add to Workplace Law’s portfolio of accredited training courses and offer... | network news | 18 Jan 2007 12:00AM

Spring 2005 Employment Law Update Special Report now available
Workplace Law Publishing has launched the brand-new Employment Law Update: Special Report, Spring 2005 Edition which provides comprehensive, up-to-date and authoritative guidance to new and forthco... | network news | 17 May 2005 12:00AM

Acas issues guidance around holiday rights
As all schools begin their summer holidays, Acas, the employment relations service, is reminding employers of workplace rights around annual leave and flexible working.There were 12.8 million worki... | news | 26 Jul 2010 11:49AM

Let staff watch the world cup, says TUC
 The TUC has today urged bosses not to 'score an own goal' during the World Cup and to allow staff who wish to watch televised games to do so, either away from work or, if appropriate, ... | news | 27 May 2010 11:06AM

Almost half of employees delayed by ash cloud penalised
 Almost half (43%) of employees affected by the ash cloud travel restrictions saw their pay docked or their annual leave entitlement diminish last month, according to a survey commissioned b... | news | 21 May 2010 11:31AM

CIPD launches World Cup absence guidance
 Nine out of ten employers have no plans in place to help manage staff absence during the forthcoming World Cup, according to a poll by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (... | news | 11 May 2010 10:26AM

More employees planning to take holiday this year
 More employees are planning to go on holiday in 2010 compared to last year, according to new research from the Institute of Payroll Professionals (IPP). Over a third of workers (38%) ... | news | 29 Apr 2010 12:36PM

French reality TV contestants win employment rights
Reality television faces a bleak future in France after contestants who spent 12 days flirting with the opposite sex on a sun-drenched island won the right to be treated as salaried workers. In a g... | what the papers say | 4 Jun 2009 3:20PM

White Paper – Absence management
Employers are generally aware of their obligations to allow employees a period of paid annual leave. There is, however, a whole range of other situations in which employers will also be require... | White paper | 17 May 2010 1:20PM

Holiday Entitlement: take it or leave it?
The majority of employers are familiar with their obligations under the Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR) to provide workers with a minimum of four weeks’ paid annual leave (currently inclu... | White paper | 12 Sep 2007 10:03AM

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