Whatever happened to the silly season?

The month started with another massive landmark legal win for UNISON in the Court of Appeal affecting hundreds of thousands of employees working part-time and irregular hours.
The case clarified the legal position ensuring all workers are entitled to a minimum of 28 days paid annual leave, even if they do not get given work or paid for parts of the year. In his blog, General secretary Dave Prentis described how the UNISON legal team scour current legal cases for opportunities to “inte