Holiday Pay: Will it never stop?

Kate Gardner and Sarah Driscoll report on a recent case on holiday pay which could have major implications for gig economy businesses ‘Employers must provide adequate facilities to allow workers to exercise their right to take paid annual leave.’As employers and their advisers will be aware, there has been a series of far-reaching legal developments …
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Working Time Regulations: Accruing holiday when sick

Kate Hodgkiss welcomes a decision that has finally resolved the conflict in previous case law over employees’ right to take or carry over annual leave if they are on long-term sickness absence ‘The Court of Appeal has found that workers do accrue holiday during sick leave and that if they are unable to take it …
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Working Time Regulations: A break from uncertainty?

Amy Bird assesses the government’s attempts to use its Modern Workplaces consultation to resolve holiday and sickness conundrums created by European case law ‘Although the government’s proposals may solve the technical legal problems posed by Pereda and Stringer, if implemented they would cause some practical headaches for employers, as well as leaving some other common …
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