Managing employees/workers

New and updated

• Type:

  Policies and procedures

  Holiday policy

  Updated to reflect legislation in place from 1 January 2024 confirming the circumstances in which annual leave can be carried forward.

• Date:

  5 February 2024

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Carer's leave: Six things HR needs to know

  The new statutory right to carer's leave will come into force on 6 April 2024. We look at how this new type of leave will operate, so HR can be ready when requests start to come in.

• Type:

  Training

  Carer's leave - line manager training

  Line manager training resource explaining the right to carer's leave and guiding managers on dealing with employees who take this type of leave.

• Type:

  Training

  Carer's leave quiz - line manager training

  A quiz for line managers to test their knowledge on carer's leave.

• Type:

  Training

  Pregnancy and maternity leave quiz - line manager training

  A quiz for line managers to test their knowledge on the law and practice relating to pregnancy and maternity leave.

• Type:

  Quick reference

  Business visitors in the UK

  Updated to reflect changes to immigration rules allowing more flexibility for business visitors.

• Type:

  FAQs

  How should an employer calculate a term-time worker's paid holiday?

  Updated to reflect the new method for calculating holiday entitlement for term-time workers, for holiday years beginning on or after 1 April 2024.

• Type:

  FAQs

  How should an employer calculate a week's pay in relation to holiday pay entitlement?

  Updated to reflect amendments to the Working Time Regulations 1998 confirming the elements of pay to be included when calculating holiday pay.  

• Type:

  FAQs

  When does overtime have to be included in holiday pay?

  Updated to reflect amendments to the Working Time Regulations 1998 confirming the elements of pay to be included when calculating holiday pay.  

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Carer's passport

  Use this model form to create a living record of arrangements agreed between an employee and their line manager to help the employee to balance their caring responsibilities with work.