Holiday entitlement
Almost all full-time workers in the UK are legally entitled to 5.6 weeks' (or 28 days) paid holiday per year. This is known...
30 May
Employment Law
Category Archives: Employment Law
30 May
Employment Law
Off-payroll working
The rules for individuals providing services to the public sector via an intermediary such as a personal service company (PSC) changed from April...
16 May
Employment Law
Pay and expenses for volunteers
There are many rewarding opportunities for volunteering available across the UK. It is a popular misconception that only young people volunteer, however, people...
09 Apr
Employment Law
Access to Work grants increase by £15,000
Following new measures introduced in Parliament, from 1 April 2018 disabled workers can now benefit from a £15,000 rise in Access to Work...
03 Apr
Employment Law
Presidential Guidance published on uprated Vento bands
The President of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales) and the President of the Employment Tribunals (Scotland), have issued updated joint presidential guidance...
Employment Law
Campaign to promote shared parental leave
In its “Good Work” response to the 2017 Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices, the government stated that, as part of its commitment...
05 Feb
Employment Law
DBS updates identity checking guidelines
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) has introduced new identity checking guidelines for standard and enhanced disclosure checks. The new guidelines have been...