Increasingly employers are needing to have a greater awareness of people’s general wellbeing, which includes examining the impact work and technologies have on staff – a factor mentioned by the Taylor Review.
Seventeen years after the implementation of the EU Working Time Directive into UK law, the precise nature and extent of employers’ obligations are still being defined.
The recent European Court of Justice ruling that the travel time of "mobile" workers with no fixed office location now counts as work time has major repercussions for a range of UK industries.
What has a decision by the European Court of Justice that says a Spanish security alarm company has breached working time regulations got to do with SMEs based in the UK? A lot more than you might think, explains Donald MacKinnon, director of legal services at Law At Work.
European bureaucrats have again proven they’re the enemy of enterprise by firing another sniper shot right into the heart of business with the latest crazy ruling that will put costs up and even threaten jobs.
It is no surprise that 10 March will see a clash between what the courts may say and the coalition want – especially with an election coming up and the administration's need for the business vote.
Britain's mid-sized manufacturers could be landed with a £2.5m backdated holiday pay bill following a ruling by the European Court of Justice.
