In 2020 the first May bank holiday has been moved to Friday 8 May. This is a one-off change. If a part-time employee doesn’t usually work on Fridays, must you give them a day’s holiday in lieu of
this bank holiday?
Published 29.01.2020
The Spring bank holidays created a few issues for your part-timers who don’t work Mondays. Following a new case, are they entitled to pro-rata holiday leave?
Published 29.06.2006
All workers are entitled to a minimum of 5.6 weeks’ paid holiday in each leave year. But what happens when a new employee starts work part-way through your leave year? How is their statutory holiday
entitlement calculated?
Published 30.08.2016
You probably assume that part-time workers are entitled to pro-rata bank and public holidays off in lieu. But following a new case, is this assumption correct?
Published 01.06.2007
If you’re confused about the status of bank holidays in relation to entitlement to time off, extra pay, or their effect on different types of employee, you’re not alone. What’s the legal situation
and what should you introduce?
Published 09.03.2006
To celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, June 4 and 5 are bank holidays. Many employees have assumed they are automatically entitled to take both days off - but that’s not necessarily the case.
What’s the legal position?
Published 24.05.2012
According to Citizens Advice, thousands of workers are being denied their rights to statutory annual leave. It says this is often caused by misunderstandings over how the rules operate. So what are
the basics?
Published 05.05.2011
To celebrate the coronation of King Charles III, Monday 8 May 2023 has been designated a UK-wide bank holiday. Are your employees automatically entitled to an additional day’s paid
leave on this day?
Published 26.01.2023
Half way through your holiday year a part-time employee moves over to full time hours. According to the Court of Justice of the European Union, what should happen to their annual leave entitlement in
this situation?
Published 09.12.2015
Due to the way the bank holidays fall in 2018 and 2019, some employers will be in breach of the Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR) if they don’t give their employees an additional day’s holiday.
What do you need to know?
Published 17.11.2017