Employment & HR - Working time

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WORKING TIME - 19.03.2024

What are the rules on working hours and rest breaks?

The Working Time Regulations 1998 set out rules limiting a worker’s working hours and providing for them to have rest breaks. What are your main obligations in relation to working hours and rest breaks under the legislation?
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JURY SERVICE - 19.03.2024

Can you apply to defer an employee’s jury service?

An employee summonsed to jury service is legally obliged to attend unless there are compelling reasons why they are unable to. If they’re summonsed at an inconvenient time for your business, can you apply for their jury service to be deferred?
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BANK HOLIDAYS - 06.03.2024

Is it worth considering a flexible bank holidays scheme?

A flexible bank holidays scheme can help you to create a more inclusive workplace and may assist with staff recruitment and retention. How do these schemes operate and what should you consider before deciding whether to introduce one?
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CARER’S LEAVE - 06.03.2024

Q&A - interaction with time off for dependants

Q. When the right to carer’s leave takes effect from 6 April 2024, how will it affect the existing right to time off for dependants? A. The new right to carer’s leave will sit alongside the right to time off for dependants. An employee might qualify for both rights if they meet the eligibility criteria for each. ...
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HOLIDAYS - 28.02.2024

Annual leave for irregular hours and part-year workers

For holiday years beginning on or after 1 April 2024, new rules will apply to annual leave under the Working Time Regulations 1998 for irregular hours and part-year workers. What are the essentials of those new rules?
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TIME OFF - 01.02.2024

Requests for time off for medical appointments

One of your employees has requested time off during working hours to attend a medical appointment. Must you grant their request and are you entitled to ask them about the nature of the medical appointment?
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TIME OFF - 09.01.2024

The new right to carer’s leave

On 6 April 2024 the new Carer’s Leave Regulations 2024 will come into force. How much statutory carer’s leave will your employees be entitled to take in any twelve-month period and is this a paid or unpaid right?
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HOLIDAYS - 25.01.2024

What’s the latest on annual leave carry over rights?

The Working Time Regulations 1998 were amended with effect from 1 January 2024 to codify existing EU case law covering the carry over of annual leave in some exceptional circumstances. What does the legislation now say?
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HOLIDAY PAY - 25.01.2024

Has the government given a holiday pay bonus?

The entitlement for workers to be paid “normal pay” for four weeks’ annual leave has been preserved following amendments to the Working Time Regulations 1998. What’s the potential problem here?
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