Operators attending the Commercial Motor legal seminar held in the Midlands last week were alerted to a number of important pieces of legislation about to affect the industry. James Backhouse, a director at Backhouse Jones solicitors, told delegates at the ATS Euromaster-sponsored event to take note of the new paid holiday entitlement, which became effective on 1 October.
Employees are now entitled to 4.8 weeks' statutory holiday per year, rising to 5.6 weeks from April 2009. "This paid
holiday should be based on the average weekly pay, not basic pay," said Backhouse. "If you're paying bonuses then this needs to be factored into that average." Backhouse also alerted delegates to new laws regarding graduated fixed penalties, corporate manslaughter and EC drivers' hours rules.
Readers wishing to attend next week's legal seminar in Gatwick should contact the legal seminar hotline on 020 8390 7465.
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