New annual leave accrual rules now apply for irregular hours and part-year workers, but only in respect of holiday years starting on or after 1 April 2024. What’s the problem here and is
there a potential way around it for new workers?
Published 17.04.2024
The entitlement for workers to be paid “normal pay” for four weeks’ annual leave has been preserved following amendments to the Working Time Regulations 1998. What’s the potential problem here?
Published 25.01.2024
Contrary to our earlier advice, some press reports have stated that rolled-up holiday pay is now illegal in any form. Who’s right?
Published 05.10.2006
Do you pay a basic rate which includes an element for holiday pay (otherwise called rolled-up holiday pay)? If you do, what’s the current legal situation and what are the key elements for your
contracts?
Published 05.05.2005
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
The Working Time Regulations 1998 were amended with effect from 1 January 2024 to codify existing EU case law covering the carry over of annual leave in some exceptional circumstances. What
does the legislation now say?
Published 25.01.2024
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
Even with the summer holiday season behind us, we’re still receiving countless queries about annual leave. So what is an employee’s entitlement? Read on for the answers to the most often asked
questions.
Published 06.10.2005
The Prime Minister has now triggered Article 50 and the UK is on course to leave the European Union. When we eventually do, what will happen to employees’ existing statutory paid holiday rights?
Published 05.04.2017
You operate an annual shutdown between Christmas and New Year and require staff to save enough leave to cover it. However, one employee hasn’t enough leave left. What are your options?
Published 17.11.2005