How many working days is your business losing to hangovers? This is particularly relevant after the festive season where Christmas parties and social events often fall on a school night. Did your business suffer a flurry of suspicious tummy bugs during Christmas party season? Some businesses are choosing to accommodate hangovers in a different way,… Read More
Sickness Absence and Holiday Pay
In the recent EAT case of Sood Enterprises v Healy it was held that additional annual leave cannot be carried forward into the next leave year, unless there is an agreement in place between the parties. One of the difficult questions concerning the relationship between statutory holiday rights and long-term sick leave is the apparent… Read More
Holiday Pay – Court of Appeal rules on whether holiday can be carried over
The Court of Appeal has recently announced its decision in the case of NHS Leeds v Larner. Mrs Larner had been employed by NHS Leeds for 20 hours a week and her contract of employment stated that during a period of sick leave she would accrue holiday but that she was only entitled to carry… Read More
Annual Leave and Sickness
Must a worker who falls ill during a period of statutory annual leave be entitled to take that leave at a later date? Yes said the European Court of Justice in Asociación Nacional de Grandes Empresas de Distribución (ANGED) v Federación de Asociaciones Sindicales (FASGA) and others C-78/11. The ECJ has held that a worker… Read More