Workers on part-year contracts, such as term-time-only teachers, could be entitled to back pay following a ruling by the Supreme Court.
The judgment, handed down (20 July), means that employees working under such arrangements must receive the same amount of paid annual leave as those working a full year, and organisations that previously calculated holiday pay on a pro rata basis could be liable for claims of underpayment.
The government has announced millions of pounds of new measures to tackle unemployment amongst the over 50s on benefits.
The Work and Pensions Committee has launched an inquiry into the Government’s Plan for Jobs and other initiatives – both those introduced since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and wider schemes – aimed at helping people find and stay in work.
Analysis of local authorities’ use of Discretionary Housing Payment funds, based on end-of-year monitoring and financial returns.
In light of a recent tribunal, Helen Burgess explores the law and pitfalls of unfair dismissal claims where an employee has voluntarily been made redundant
This guide provides information about different earnings patterns and how these may affect your Universal Credit payment.
DWP’s personal information charter (or privacy policy) tells you about how and why we use your personal information and your rights and responsibilities.
The system for challenging benefit sanctions poses significant harm to the health, finances, and well-being of claimants according to new research by Public Law Project.
State, private, occupational and workplace pensions, including pension trends that draws together data from other government departments and organisations.
Ad-hoc statistics on the number of breathing spaces obtained under the Debt Respite Scheme, broken down by location, age, and money advisor organisation. The publication covers the first year of the operation of the scheme.