Law at Work: Hot Topics

Government publishes Guidance on new holiday rules from 1 January 2024

The Government has published Guidance on the new holiday rules which apply from 1 January 2024. The guidance covers how carry-over of leave works, how holiday accrues and is calculated for irregular and part-year workers, and what is included on a week's pay for certain purposes. The Guidance leaves many questions unanswered, such as when someone is to be considered an irregular hours worker. 

Immigration update

UK Electronic Travel Authorisation: what is it and who needs it?

The UK's new Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme launched at the end of last year. Once it's fully operational, the ETA scheme will affect travel planning for millions of business and tourist visitors to the UK. Further details can be found here.

UK to raise minimum salary for foreign skilled workers

The UK’s Home Secretary has announced a series of tough new visa measures, aiming to reduce the number of people moving to the UK by around 300,000 each year. The five-point plan is the government’s response to its view that net migration to the UK of around 672,000 for the year to June 2023 is too high. A summary can be found here although since publication the government has rowed back on its previous announcement to increase the minimum income thresholds for spouse, partner and family visas in spring 2024 and this will increase in stages. Please do contact Charlie Pring or Vikki Wiberg if you have specific queries requiring legal advice.