Annual leave and holiday pay

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• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Supreme Court rules on holiday pay for part-year workers working variable hours

  In Harpur Trust v Brazel, the Supreme Court held that holiday pay for part-year workers should not be calculated on a pro rata basis, but by applying the approach set out in s.224 of the Employment Rights Act.

• Date:

  9 May 2022

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Queen's Platinum Jubilee holiday: Issues for employers

  In 2022, the late May bank holiday has been moved to Thursday 2 June and there is an additional bank holiday on Friday 3 June, creating a four-day weekend to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. What does the long weekend of celebrations across the UK mean for employers?

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Holiday pay: Worker wrongly classed as self-employed can claim for unpaid leave

  In Smith v Pimlico Plumbers Ltd, the Court of Appeal held that a worker who was wrongly classified as self-employed and refused paid holiday by his employer is entitled to compensation for all the unpaid leave he took throughout his employment.

• Date:

  25 January 2022

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  Podcast: Key 2022 employment cases

  We highlight key cases due to be decided in 2022 and discuss their impact on HR. These include cases on: vicarious liability, holiday pay, agency workers, compulsory retirement ages, and coronavirus-related health and safety cases. We will also be reflecting on the key decisions from last year and look forward to the case law trends likely to emerge this year.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Mental health: Letter giving employees extra wellbeing leave

  A model letter to inform employees that they are being given extra wellbeing leave as a reward for work done during the coronavirus pandemic and to acknowledge the importance of maintaining good mental health.

• Date:

  25 May 2021

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Five potential HR holiday dilemmas this summer

  As restrictions on international travel ease, we highlight five potential annual leave issues that employers could face this summer and explain how HR professionals can tackle them.

• Type:

  Survey analysis

  HR and coronavirus survey: Four weeks into lockdown

  With the first frantic days of lockdown behind us, XpertHR asked HR practitioners about the challenges facing them and their organisations as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter responding to employee who has asked to cancel/change their holiday

  A model letter responding to an employee who has asked to cancel or change their holiday

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Form for employee to request holiday carry-over

  A model form for employees to request carry-over of annual leave from one holiday year to the next.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter declining holiday request

  A model letter declining a holiday request.