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What is the ruling on nominal holiday pay on termination?
When an employee’s contract is terminated, employers are legally required to pay any accrued holidays that have not been taken prior to their final day at work (which is known as pay in lieu of holidays).Some employers may also include a clause in their...
Pregnant staff to receive more redundancy rights
In a redundancy, the role is considered to be redundant, rather than the employee.And there are particular circumstances in which this may occur:When the business is closing and/or moving premises;When fewer employees are required to carry out their type...
Former employee’s claim of harassment won at tribunal
A former employee of Crest Nicholson, a property firm in the UK, has won at tribunal after raising claims of harassment during the Company’s Christmas party, in which a Site Manager had assaulted and subsequently raped the claimant.The Christmas party had...
ONS report shows highest sickness absence rate since 2004
On the 26th of April 2023, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released the sickness absence rates for the UK labour market in 2022.The figures for 2022 show that the number of working days lost due to sickness and/or injury was an estimated 185.6...
Royal Assent granted for the new Carer’s Leave Act 2023
The Carer's Leave Bill was given Royal Assent on the 24th of May 2023 and will become an Act of Parliament, known as The Carer’s Leave Act 2023.Under The Carer’s Leave Act 2023, from the first day of employment, an employee has a right to receive one...
NLW and NMW in 2024
National Living Wage (NLW) and Minimum Wage in 2024The National Minimum/Living Wage rates for 2023 saw an increase of 9.7% in most age categories, compared to the previous year’s entitlement, as part of the guidance from the Low Pay Commission...
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