Category Archives: Working Time Regulations

Working time opt-out at death’s door once more

Personnel Today reports on the alarm expressed by businesses on the European Parliament’s vote to end the maximum working week opt-out. The statistics quoted are telling enough as to how its end would effect the UK workforce – around 1 … Continue reading

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On-call time – Minimum Wage & Working Time Regulations

This blog is getting a little minimum wage-centric at the moment, but there’s a recent EAT case that re-emphasises what must, by now, be well settled law. Mrs Hughes worked in a care home, which provided her with a flat … Continue reading

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Imposing annual leave during a notice period

Employers frequently do not wish an employee to stay at work during his notice period. Although everyone would accept that there is an obligation to pay notice even if the employee is sat at home, it can irk employers that … Continue reading

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Fair Employment Enforcement Board to be established

There’s something comforting and old-fashioned about the name. The establishment of the Board, together with the introduction of a single telephone helpline to report sharp practice by employers, has been announced in this BERR press release. A summary of the … Continue reading

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Sickness At The Heart of Europe (1)

Long term sick absentees from work are a problem. It’s a problem for them, because they’re sat at home generally stressed out about the fact they’ve a job they haven’t seen for months or years – a tie that sometimes … Continue reading

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UK Holiday Entitlements

So let’s get started! The new increase in holiday entitlements has caused much confusion. It’s bank holidays that cause the difficulty you see. Calling them bank holidays, public holidays, and worst of all statutory holidays gives people the understandable impression … Continue reading

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