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- Type:
- FAQs
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- Date:
- 30 January 2012
- Type:
- Employment law cases
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that a worker who had not opted out of the 48-hour working week did not suffer detrimental treatment when his employer refused him the opportunity to work voluntary overtime on a rest day.
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- Type:
- Letters and forms
A model form to permit an employee to work more than the average of 48 hours per week stipulated by the Working Time Regulations 1998.
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- Type:
- Letters and forms
A model letter to ask an employee for their agreement to opt out of the 48-hour working week.
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- Date:
- 23 November 2011
- Type:
- Employment law cases
The European Court of Justice has confirmed that the Working Time Directive (03/88/EC) does not require an unlimited accumulation of a worker's paid annual leave during a period of long-term sickness absence.
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- Date:
- 9 November 2011
- Type:
- Employment law cases
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that employees on sick leave must, to be paid for holiday under the Working Time Regulations 1998, give the required statutory notice during the relevant leave year of their intention to take that holiday.
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- Type:
- How to
Practical guidance on dealing with an employee who goes ahead with a holiday when annual leave has not been authorised, including investigating the unauthorised absence and disciplinary sanctions.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
Chris McAvoy, Cane Pickersgill, Tessa Harland, Sarah Wade and David Rintoul are associates at Addleshaw Goddard LLP. They round up the latest rulings.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
Claire Benson is managing associate and Caroline Jacobs and Chris McAvoy are associates at Addleshaw Goddard LLP. They round up the latest rulings.
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- Date:
- 20 September 2011
- Type:
- Employment law cases
The European Court of Justice has considered whether or not "normal remuneration" during a period of annual leave should include allowances on top of basic pay, in the context of a dispute over how the holiday pay of British Airways pilots who are paid flying allowances as well as basic pay should be calculated.