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resources
These resources are maintained, meaning that we monitor developments on a regular
basis and update them as soon as possible.
| 1 | Adverse weather and employee travel disruption: a quick ... A quick guide to the position for employers and employees where adverse weather, transport strikes or other major incidents prevent employees getting to work. This is one of a series of quick guides: see Quick guides. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 2 | Time off: overview A note giving an overview of the statutory time off rights enjoyed by workers and employees in Great Britain. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 3 | Employment of children This practice note covers the main provisions governing the employment of children and the powers that local authorities have to regulate that employment. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 4 | Holidays A note detailing workers' annual holiday rights under the Working Time Regulations 1998 and under their contract of employment. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 5 | Sunday working in shops A note on the law relating to retail staff who work on a Sunday and their ability to opt out. This note also addresses those changes to this area of law during the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games which continue to be relevant. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 6 | Time off for dependants A note examining the scope of an employee's statutory right to take time off work in order to deal with emergencies involving their dependants. It also addresses some of the more problematic issues raised by the right and outlines some practical steps that employers may take to prevent abuse of the entitlement by their employees. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 7 | Working Time Regulations This note looks at an employer's obligations under the Working Time Regulations 1998 and gives guidance for compliance. It focuses on the average 48-hour working week, night working, rest periods and rest breaks. Annual leave is dealt with separately in Practice note, Holidays. | Practice notes | Maintained |