Holidays and leave
The Working Time Regulations 1998 came into force in the UK in 1998 and implemented the European Working Time Directive. Holiday entitlement has progressively increased over the years and since April 2009 it has been 5.6 weeks (28 days) for full-...
Human rights
The Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) adopted the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms into UK law on 2 October 2000. Some of the rights and freedoms set out in the Convention relevant to the workplace are: &b...