Zero-hours and casual work in Ireland
Zero-hours contracts and casual work arrangements are legal in Ireland but subject to specific statutory protections that limit how they can be used. Employers need to understand those rules before en
Jury service and public duties leave in India
Jury service as it exists in many Western countries does not apply in India — the jury system was abolished after the 1959 Nanavati case and India now operates a judge-led trial system. However, India
Jury service and public duties leave in the United Kingdom
Employees called for jury service or public duties have a legal right to take time off work. As an employer, you cannot refuse this leave, but the rules around pay, duration and what counts as a quali
Jury service and public duties leave in the United States
Jury service leave is legally required at the federal level and in every state, meaning you cannot fire or penalize an employee for serving. The rules on pay, duration, and broader "public duties" lea
Jury service and public duties leave in Australia
Jury service and public duties leave in Australia is a legal obligation for employers — you must release employees to attend, and in most cases you cannot dismiss or disadvantage them for doing so. Th
Jury service and public duties leave in the United Arab Emirates
Jury service does not exist in the UAE — the country has no jury system. That means employers and employees never need to manage jury-duty leave. Public duties leave, however, does arise, and understa
Jury service and public duties leave in Ireland
Jury service and public duties leave in Ireland is an area where many employers have questions but few clear answers. In short: employees have a legal right not to be penalised for attending jury serv
Mellow vs Deel: when you need local depth not global breadth
Deel is excellent for global hiring but expensive and broad for a UK-only workforce. When local depth on UK employment law matters more than global EOR, here is the comparison.
Breathe HR vs Mellow: Payroll Capability Compared
Breathe HR has no native payroll — it connects to Xero. Mellow calculates PAYE natively in the same platform as HR. How the two compare for growing businesses.
Religious observance and time off in India
Observance of religious holidays in India does not follow a single, uniform rule. Employers have a legal obligation to provide a set of paid holidays each year, but the specific days — and how request
Religious observance and time off in the United Kingdom
Religious observance and requests for time off sit at the intersection of employment law, equality obligations and workplace culture. In short: there is no automatic legal right to time off for religi
Religious observance and time off in the United States
Employers in the United States are legally required to provide reasonable accommodations for employees' religious observances and practices, unless doing so would cause undue hardship to the business.