Lay-offs and short-time working

New and updated

• Date:

  13 November 2012

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Worker on zero hours contract placed on short-time working can have holiday pay reduced

  The European Court of Justice has confirmed that the holiday pay of a worker on a zero hours contract placed on short-time working can be calculated on a pro rata basis. 

• Type:

  FAQs

  If an employer's business is closed because of, for example, flooding, is it obliged to pay its employees?

• Type:

  FAQs

  Can an employer lay off workers if it is in financial difficulty?

• Type:

  FAQs

  When is an employee entitled to a guarantee payment?

• Type:

  FAQs

  What happens if the employer refuses to pay a guarantee payment?