Holiday entitlement and pay The current statutory minimum entitlement is 28 days per year including statutory days. This is for an employee working 5 days or more each week. Contracts of employment should detail how holiday entitlement is accrued, how pay...

Employment relations concerns can arise in most workplaces Employers may be unhappy with an employee’s performance or behaviour whilst employees may feel discontented about the way they are being treated or the work they are being asked to do. Problems in...

Government proposes paid leave for bereaved parents Under the Parental Bereavement (Pay and Leave) Bill proposal, any employee who is a ‘bereaved parent’ will be entitled to at least two weeks’ statutory parental bereavement leave on the death of a child...

Managing employees experiencing mental ill health Mental Health in Focus This month we are highlighting mental health in the workplace with some tips on managing employees experiencing mental ill health. 1. The importance of a supportive line...

Awarded £75,000 by a tribunal A woman who was sacked after a disagreement over a desk move led to a lengthy period of absence with mental ill-health issues has been awarded £75,000 by a tribunal. Ms Bannister was employed by HMRC since April 1990 as an...

Footwear fight dismissal found unfair by tribunal Ali Sadeghi worked for TK Maxx for 13 years and became the store manager in 2009 and general manager in 2013. In March 2016, Sadeghi was promoted to general manager of TK Maxx’s High Street Kensington...