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How Much Holiday Entitlement Should Casual Workers and Zero Hours Workers Receive and How Should It Be Calculated?
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This case has far reaching implications for practices across many sectors within the economy. In this case The Harpur Trust seeks a common-sense interpretation of the Working Time Regulations (WTR)...
Gareth Edwards
Gareth Edwards
VWV
Posted on: 21st March 2018
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Working women are facing financial risks by not protecting their income

According to recent research(1) 46% of women believe that it would be their sole responsibility to support their family financially if anything unexpected were to happen and yet 45% have no form of...
Clare Macnaughton
Clare Macnaughton
Posted on: 14th March 2018
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Must Pregnant Workers Be Given Priority Status in a Collective Redundancy Exercise?
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In the recent case of Porras Guisado v Bankia SA and others (Case C-103/16), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that pregnant workers are not entitled to special treatment in a collective...
Gareth Edwards
Gareth Edwards
VWV
Posted on: 13th March 2018
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Disciplinary investigations: get it right

What evidence do you need when conducting a disciplinary? Well it all depends on the incident, the allegations and, crucially, the investigation. The evidence required needs to support the...
Colin Bowyer
Colin Bowyer
Avensure Ltd
Posted on: 12th March 2018
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