The Employment Appeal Tribunal has confirmed in the long-running case of Lock v British Gas Trading Ltd, which was first brought to tribunal in April 2012 that employers will have to pay commission as part of holiday pay.
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Monthly Archive February 2016
Two Easter Bank Holidays in One Leave Year
Employees are entitled to a minimum of 5.6 weeks’ annual leave under the Working Time Regulations (WTR). For those working a 5 day week they will be entitled 28 days’ leave per year, which can include bank holidays, of which there are usually eight per year.
If employers have worded contracts entitling employees to “20 days’ holiday plus bank holidays”, this could lead to one of two problems, where the holiday year runs from 1 April until 31 March. Either employees receive more bank holidays than their contractual entitlement or less than the statutory minimum.
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Feb10 Things To Do When Your Employee Tells You She Is Pregnant
Your employee announces that she is pregnant, after congratulating her, you wonder what your legal obligations are. Well wonder no further, here are ten things you must do to avoid any pregnancy discrimination allegations.
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