Holiday pay to include overtime, appeal tribunal rules

An appeal tribunal has ruled that overtime must be taken into account when calculating holiday pay.

Holiday pay ruling could affect wages and retention

An imminent decision on whether overtime can be taken into account when calculating holiday pay could lead to pay freezes and affect staff retention, according to law firm Irwin Mitchell employment...

More auto-enrolment fines to come, warn experts

Employers who do not take pensions regulations could face more fines for not complying with auto-enrolment within the set timeframes, according to pensions experts.

Civil servants to receive equal parental pay

Both male and female civil servants will be entitled to equal parental leave pay from April 2015, deputy prime minister Nick Clegg is expected to announce in a speech later this week.

Changes to parental leave legislation

Shared parental leave rights come into force in December 2014. Are organisations prepared for the increased administration it will bring?

Why shared parental leave could create more problems

While it is progressive to give both parents the same rights to take time off, the never-closing gender pay gap means that mothers are likely to be the lower paid half of many couples.

Unlimited holidays: Can it work?

This week, Richard Branson said that the 170 employees on his personal staff can take as much holiday as they want, when they want.

What happens when the administrator is called?

Recent high-profile examples of companies going into administration such as Woolworths and Phones 4u has brought the process into the public consciousness. It causes distress to the workforce, and...

Legal experts call for tribunal fees review

Unions and employment law experts are united in calling for a review of tribunal fees after Ministry of Justice (MoJ) figures revealed cases have fallen 70% since their introduction one year ago.

Equal pay audits will leave employers open to 'class actions', expert warns

New powers open to tribunals to order a full pay audit in an equal pay disputes will leave companies vulnerable to class actions, according to employment law consultant Peter Holmes.

Acas figures could prompt tribunal fees rethink

Employers and their staff successfully using Acas's early conciliation service might make the government rethink the level that they set tribunal fees, according to Kingsley Napley head of employment...

What to do about holiday pay?

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has issued its much anticipated decision in the case of Lock vs British Gas. As many predicted, the court held that commission payments must be taken into account...