Weekly issue 159

News in brief

It will come as no surprise to trade unionists that despite minimum standards and increased penalties for employers breaching them, some workers in the UK remain vulnerable

Holiday notice

The 1998 Working Time Regulations (WTR) state that workers must abide by certain notice provisions when asking to take their statutory holiday entitlement

Right to teach

The law states that employers must allow employees to be accompanied by a colleague or trade union official at a disciplinary hearing