Consultation — working time and annual leave

The coalition government launched a consultation in May 2011 on changes to the WTR, in particular to bring the WTR into line with European law according to the Stringer and Pereda cases. The consultation, Modern Workplaces: Working Time Regulations has closed. The government says its response will be published in due course. The consultation document containing the government’s proposals is available at: www.gov.uk/government/consultations/consultation-on-modern-workplaces

The consultation contains some suggestions for collective agreements to manage the new leave regime, looking, in particular, at what happens when workers fall ill on bank holidays.