employment+law


 * Employment Law **

 Employment law comes from common law by the employment relation Act 2000. Employment law shows the relationship between the employers, the employees, and the other union that related to employment. Moreover, it determine about the duties of the employers, how they will get paid, and the rules and regulations. What are the employee’s entitlements to annual leave?

 Under the Holiday Act 2003, employees who are competed their first year of employment, they entitled to minimum of four weeks annual holiday. This is a minimum entitlement and there can be term between parties. After 1st of April 2007 this minimum entitlement has increased from three weeks to four weeks annual holiday. Moreover, all employees are entitled to getting paid for these four weeks of annual holidays. The employees can take their leave at any time agreed with their employer. Employees must be given the opportunity to take at least two of the four weeks leave in a continuous period.

Under two circumstances, the date on which the employee becomes entitled to annual holidays is adjusted:
 * **When the business has an annual closedown period **
 * **When an employee takes unpaid leave of more than a week during the year **


 * How to calculate annual holiday pay? **

 When annual holiday calculate, need to calculate both ordinary weekly pay and average weekly earnings and the greater figure used as the employee’s annual holiday pay. **__ Ordinary weekly pay __**  This represents everything an employee is normally paid weekly, including;  Most of the time, ordinary weekly pay can clearly identify because employees are paid the same amount every week. Moreover, when ordinary weekly pay is unclear for any reason, the Holiday act 2003 provides an averaging formula for calculate the ordinary weekly pay.  Ordinary weekly pay is recognized by:  Some companies/organisations when they make the employment agreement, they include a specified ordinary weekly pay in the agreement. Therefore, the figure in the employment agreement should be compared with the actual ordinary weekly pay, and the greater amount between them should be used as ordinary weekly pay. **__ Average weekly earnings __**  When average weekly earnings determine, first of all need to calculate gross earnings over the 12 month of period until the end of last pay roll period before the annual holiday is taken. Then the amount needs to divide by 52. Moreover, following payments which make up gross earnings should be include in the calculation.  Furthermore, unless the employment agreement says otherwise, the following payments should be excluded from the calculation: ** Where you can find more details? **  Employment law; [] Annual holiday; [] Annual holiday; []
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