The latest HR news is that businesses with self-employed workforces are highly likely to have to compensate many of their workers for previously unpaid holiday, after the European Court of Justice (ECJ) today ruled in favour of a worker in the long-running and eagerly...
Now for Christmas presents for suppliers. Where’s last year’s list? Actually these Christmas gifts, although classed as company-to-company, are usually company to individual, and that individual probably is someone who places orders or contracts. But how lawful,...
As the Christmas season approaches staff want to take holidays Do you know how to calculate holiday pay? Surprisingly enough there are 4 types of holiday Leave granted by the working time regulations driven by the EU working time directive Type A 20 days Extra leave...
With Christmas officially here, thoughts turn to office-organised seasonal festivities. There are many horror stories about office parties and their implications for employers, but you should not be afraid of them – providing you take some simple steps...
I realise I have several times returned this issue but that is only because it is confusing and still to be completely clarified. The origins are in the working time directive (WTD) which is a document originating in the EU. This states that everyone is...