by webmaster | 27 Jun, 2019 | Industry Changes, Latest changes, Pay and Benefits, Working Hours and Annual Leave
The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland has added a further complication to the holiday pay debate, holding that a group of police officers and civilian employees were entitled to backdated additional holiday pay to reflect overtime worked even though there was a...
by webmaster | 31 May, 2019 | Industry Changes, Working Hours and Annual Leave
A new European Union Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling has confirmed the importance of employers having a system in place to record hours of work for all employees. The landmark ruling places a “greater onus on employers” to ensure all hours are accurately measured so...
by webmaster | 1 May, 2019 | Working Hours and Annual Leave
A new European Union Court of Justice ruling is set to mean employers must be careful to record rest hours for their workers. The landmark ruling places a “greater onus on employers” to ensure all hours are accurately measured so that workers have “proof”, if they...
by webmaster | 30 Aug, 2018 | Industry Changes, Working Hours and Annual Leave
Catch any train leaving at a designated peak time and you’ll be guaranteed to see people tapping away on their laptops, presumably doing office work. A study undertaken by the University of the West of England concluded that since access to wi-fi on trains has...
by webmaster | 30 Aug, 2018 | Technology, Working Hours and Annual Leave, Working Time and Hours
A YouGov survey undertaken at the end of last year found that two thirds (66%) of Brits preferred to start work earlier than the ‘traditional’ 9am-5pm hours. When asked if employees were given a preference on the start and end times of their 8-hour shift, only 14%...
