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Managing employees/workers

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  • Type:
    Employment law guide

    Holiday: notice, timing and carry-over

    This guide sets out the notice requirements for annual leave, the impact of sickness absence and family leave on the timing of holiday and the circumstances in which holiday entitlement can be carried over to the following leave year.

  • Type:
    International

    Global annual leave (holidays) and pay comparative table

    This table sets out the basic statutory entitlement for annual leave (holidays) and pay for 45 countries.

  • Type:
    Legal timetable

    Changes to data protection legislation

    The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 will make changes to data protection legislation.

  • Date:
    16 July 2025
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Five tricky issues when dealing with workplace investigations

    Katherine Pope considers five tricky issues when dealing with workplace investigations, and how best to navigate them.

  • Type:
    Employment law guide

    Rest breaks and rest periods

    Updated with information on the implementation of the Seafarers Charter under the Employment Rights Bill.

  • Type:
    International

    Global paternity and parental leave and pay comparative table

    Updated to reflect changes to parental leave in Australia and to include additional information on the rules applicable in Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Poland, Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK. 

  • Date:
    10 July 2025
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Some annual leave myths dispelled

    Do employees automatically have the right to carry over untaken annual leave into the following leave year? Is there a ban on rolled-up holiday pay? As we head into the summer holiday season in the UK, Stephen Simpson rounds up some common misconceptions around paid annual leave entitlement.

  • Type:
    Employment law guide

    Agency workers

    Updated with information on recent developments in the Employment Rights Bill relating to agency worker rights.

  • Type:
    Employment law guide

    Hours of work: general rules for adult workers

    Updated with information on the implementation of the Seafarers Charter under the Employment Rights Bill.

  • Date:
    8 July 2025
    Type:
    Survey analysis

    HR and line management research 2025

    Line managers play an important role in shaping the employee experience of their reports as well as implementing HR processes and policies. Strong relationships between line managers and HR departments are key to success. This report explores how employees in the two roles can work together and collaborate effectively, as well as reflecting on the challenges HR professionals face when working with line managers.

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