The Court of Justice of the European Union has held that workers don’t automatically lose the right to holiday if they didn’t seek to take it because they weren’t encouraged to do so. What does this
mean for employers?
Published 17.12.2018
If you employ part-time workers, you’ll need to carefully calculate their annual leave entitlement at the start of each holiday year, including any entitlement to bank holidays. What do you need to
know?
Published 27.06.2023
Agreements on pay in lieu of untaken annual leave can’t result in lower pay than would have been paid had the worker still been in work. What does this mean?
Published 09.06.2023
With staff shortages now affecting many businesses due to coronavirus-related incapacity for work, one option to consider is cancelling the annual leave of those workers who are still fit to work.
Can you lawfully do this?
Published 27.01.2022
With the summer holiday season now approaching, you might want to consider whether to take steps to control when and how annual leave can be taken by your workers. What controls could you usefully
put in place?
Published 04.05.2023
The Court of Appeal has held that a worker can carry over payment for annual leave where they were allowed to take it but on an unpaid basis. What are the implications?
Published 18.02.2022
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that a worker has no right to carry over payment where they were permitted to take annual leave but were not paid for it. When might this situation
occur?
Published 14.04.2021
The coronavirus pandemic has thwarted a lot of staff holiday plans for 2020. If any workers haven’t been taking their annual leave, what’s the legal position if, towards the end of your holiday year,
they request to sell some of it back to you?
Published 03.11.2020
There have been many questions raised by employers about whether employees can request or be required to take their annual leave, including bank holidays, during furlough. What’s the position?
Published 07.05.2020
With the summer holiday season now here, many workers will be taking annual leave over the next few months. If a worker falls sick during their annual leave, whether at home or abroad, can they
simply cancel it and take it a later date?
Published 01.06.2022