Weekly issue 34

News in brief

In conjunction with the charity Citizens Advice, the TUC has produced a booklet on the rights of people coming to work and live in the UK from the so-called A8 countries.

Blocking out leave

Regulation 15 (2) of the 1998 Working Time Regulations (WTR) state that employers can require workers to take their annual leave on particular days, as long as they give them notice.

APT to go overboard

The statutory dispute resolution procedures require employers to “inform” employees of their right to appeal. If they don’t, employers are in breach of the procedures, a dismissal is automatically unfair and tribunals can increase their compensation.