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Flexible working: the right to ask

The ability to work flexibly is becoming incresingly important to many employees. This Inbrief summarises employees' rights to ask for flexible work and looks at the application of sex discrimination law in this context.

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 – A client guide for the marketing services industry

From 1 January 2005, every company supplying products and servicesto government bodies could find that their commercially sensitiveinformation can no longer be kept secret. In this guide, we examinethe consequences of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 forcompanies in the marketing services industry with public sectorclients.

Holiday pay accrues during sick leave

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that workers who are on sick leave remain entitled both to accrue and take their statutory paid holiday entitlement.

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