The Ryanair holiday disaster – a warning for business owners

Ryanair has hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons recently, and it’s fair to say this has had a serious impact on the public’s perception of the budget airline brand.  Thousands of journeys have been cancelled, leaving passengers disappointed and angry, due to the company messing up the planning of its pilots’ annual leave. Boss Michael O’Leary has apologised …

How to calculate employee holiday entitlement

One of the questions I’m most frequently asked is how to work out employee holidays.  It never ceases to amaze me how complicated holiday entitlement can actually get because it should be really straightforward! The following explanation for working out employee holidays applies when you have a full-time or part-time employee who works the same hours every week.  Other working …