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Religion and Belief discrimination is illegal in the UK. Religion is a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2021. Employees in the workplace can belong to various religions and have various beliefs. Employers have a duty to support employees regardless of...
What is Unpaid Leave? Unpaid leave in the UK is when an employee takes time off work and has no legal right to be paid for the time away from work. There is little legislation relating to the unpaid leave entitlement, however, there are two areas where unpaid leave is...
As we approach the Easter weekend and a further two bank holidays in May, all during the period of the job retention scheme, we have collated a few points for you to consider. Does Holiday continue to accrue during furlough? Yes, as employees remain employed during...
The Court of Appeal recently ruled in the Brazel v The Harpur Trust case that holiday pay for ‘term time’ workers should be calculated using their average earnings over a 12 week period and not-pro-rated. Mrs Brazel was a visiting music teacher employed by The Harpur...
Bank Holidays; what employers should know Most of the UK has eight permanent bank holidays per year: New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, May Day, Spring Bank Holiday, Late Summer, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. However, Scotland has omissions and additions...
Handling holiday requests can become a task dreaded by the management team and can be especially challenging around those all-important events in the calendar. Christmas, school holidays and religious festivals can particularly cause pressure points for the smooth...
Can you believe that it is only one week ago today since we returned to work from the August Bank Holiday - the last Bank Holiday before Christmas? That said, it is only 111 days until the next one, unless you live in Scotland, when the next Bank Holiday is only 86...
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