Recent questionswithin Employment
I have been off sick. Can my employer insist that the time off sick counts as part of my holiday –so, in effect, I lose holiday?
Good Lawyer Guide's response
The answer in ‘no’. Time whilst you are off sick does not count towards your annual holiday entitlement.
Suppose you take 10 days holiday and ... read more
My ten-year-old son is disabled. My employers are unsympathetic to my problems and reluctant to let me have time off work. Is there anything I can do?
Major Singh-Raud's response
You may also wish to read around the subject on the internet and specifically a case called Coleman v Attridge.
I want to take my holidays straight away, but my boss says I have to give him notice. Is that true?
Good Lawyer Guide's response
Yes. The law says that you have to give notice that is twice as long as the amount of holiday you want to take. For example, if you want to take t... read more
I am fifty years old. I was recently turned down for a job after an interview in which the company seemed to want someone younger than me. Is that allowed?
Good Lawyer Guide's response
It can be age discrimination to unreasonably treat an older person less fairly than a younger person (or to treat a younger person less fairly tha... read more
Can my employer to tell me to get a haircut?
Good Lawyer Guide's response
Possibly, yes. It all depends on the reasonableness of the dress code imposed by your employer.
In a recent case, a male trainee police office... read more
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