
The legal risks of ‘sandwich leave’
BLOG Written on 19 August 2025 It’s no secret that employees often try to optimise their annual leave, strategically booking time off around weekends or

BLOG Written on 19 August 2025 It’s no secret that employees often try to optimise their annual leave, strategically booking time off around weekends or

BLOG Written on 19 March 2025 Employers could unintentionally underpay holiday entitlement this year due to an anomaly in the bank holiday calendar. If your

BLOG Written by Jane Hallas on 30 January 2024 Calculating holiday pay has been a notoriously tricky task. However, new Regulations (which make various changes

BLOG Written on 13 October 2023 Following several important cases that have affected holiday pay legislation in recent years, the Supreme Court has now determined

BLOG Written by Alexandra Farmer on 24 February 2023 As the prospect of the King’s Coronation bank holiday emerges, employers may wonder, ‘Is the Coronation bank holiday

BLOG Written by Lesley Rennie on 13 January 2023 In yet another twist in the ever-evolving landscape of holiday pay and entitlement, yesterday the government

BLOG Written by Lesley Rennie on 2 November 2022 With 93% of adults in Great Britain reporting an increase in their cost of living, every

BLOG Written by Jane Hallas on 20 July 2022 The long-awaited decision of the Supreme Court in the holiday entitlement and pay case of Harpur

BLOG Written by Alexandra Farmer on 8 July 2021 There are few things Brits love more than a summer bank holiday, and next year we
1. Can annual leave be cancelled? There may be situations where you need to cancel an employee’s annual leave that has already been approved, such