Addleshaw Goddard LLP | European Union, United Kingdom | 28 Feb 2019
In a recent German case, the ECJ ruled that periods of short-time working - where the employee is employed but not working - can reduce a worker's…
Dentons | European Union | 29 Mar 2018
For many employers, the concept of "working time" can be difficult to pin down. In particular, the question as to whether time spent "on call" can…
Collyer Bristow LLP | United Kingdom | 8 Feb 2017
With much fanfare in 2016 we saw the introduction of the “National Living Wage” (NLW). Employers and employees could be forgiven for thinking that…
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP | European Union, United Kingdom | 8 Aug 2016
The British public voted in the referendum to leave the EU. The UK’s departure needs to be initiated by the UK Government invoking Article 50 of the…
Ashfords LLP | European Union, United Kingdom | 11 May 2016
Initially there is unlikely to be any immediate change. Although a common complaint of employers is the perception that European-led legal red tape…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | United Kingdom | 28 Jun 2007
The Government has published its response to the recent consultation on proposals to increase the statutory holiday entitlement, indicating its intention to increase entitlement to 4.8 weeks on 1 October 2007 but to delay the full increase to 5.6 weeks until April 2009.