The year ahead: What to expect in 2019

Stefan Martin and Jo Broadbent outline the key developments that employers and their advisers should prepare for in the next 12 months ‘Several important cases are expected to reach the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court in the coming months, and we expect the government’s response to the Women and Equalities Committee’s Sexual harassment in …
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Working time: Overtime – holiday pay and other pitfalls for unwary employers

Mark Stevens examines the latest decision on whether to include overtime in holiday pay calculations and provides some tips to manage other tricky issues created when staff work extra hours ‘The Employment Appeal Tribunal found that if workers are contractually obliged to do overtime, it would be perverse to hold that their pay for this …
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Annual Leave: More holiday headaches for employers

Eleanor Boyd and Michael Halsey share some practical tips on managing employees’ annual leave in light of the Ryanair debacle and recent holiday pay decisions ‘Employers must be careful not to discourage employees from taking holiday or overlook those who consistently do not take their holiday entitlement.’ Many readers will have seen (and possibly been …
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