Government Updates its Guidance on Holiday Pay
Written by Brabners LLP On 1 January 2024, the Government implemented substantial changes to the Working Time Regulations 1998 (“WTR”) in relation to annual leave and holiday pay entitlements. The changes predominantly affect “irregular hours” and “part-year” workers. The statutory entitlement of 5.6 weeks’ holiday per year, and the principles from cases such as Harpur […]
Contractors, here’s five things the UK’s political parties should do to win your vote on July 4th
While July 4th is Independence Day for our left-pondian cousins, we hope to see it as providing a forward-thinking political party the opportunity to make it ‘Independents Day’ here in the UK, too, writes Chris Bryce, CEO of the Freelancer & Contractor Services Association (FCSA). Our existing manifesto states our position on many aspects of […]