There is a general perception that the wishes expressed in your “Last Will and Testament” will be respected by those who survive you, and by the Courts. Unfortunately, that view may no longer be as well founded as it once was.
Yesterday’s ruling (4th November 2014) in the Employment Appeal Tribunal relating to overtime holiday pay is being portrayed on news outlets as being a huge victory for employees and an equivalent disaster for employers, but is that really the case?
As we move through Spring and Summer approaches, the planning of holidays takes on a renewed importance. Since the advent of the Working Time Directive, all employees have been entitled to paid holidays.