European code to come into effect in October, sparking fears that small businesses will be unable to cope with the extra costEmployees will have a legal fair to extra age off employment if they become ill while on holiday leave, it emerged on Friday.Regulations due to come in under European code will also protect age off for staff on maternity and paternity leave.If workers are struck down by sickness during annual leave, employers will be obliged to give them the extra age off if they produce a sick notice, according to the Daily Telegraph.The changes, which mean workers are guaranteed at least four weeks of holiday a year, will capture effect in October and are expected to cost businesses more than £100m a year, it said.Many companies already operate such a policy, however the changes will come into energy for all from October, which will spark fears about the burden that will be placed on smaller firms.Guy Bailey, the head of employment and employee relations at the CBI, told the Telegraph: “While active discussions are ongoing in Brussels on the prospect of the working age directive, it may constitute sense for the UK administration to pause before implementing the latest European court of justice rulings. Introducing a locate of changes in October that immediately have to be reviewed and replaced would not be a excellent outcome.”A Department for Business, Innovation and Skills spokesman said: “Our position remains that we anticipate introducing secondary legislation in 2012, nothing has changed.”As previously stated, changes to the working age regulations demand to be made since of European court rulings, however administration will do all it can to minimise the burden on business.”Employment lawEuropeCourt of justice of the European UnionConfederation of British Industry (CBI)twitter.co.uk © 2012 Twitter News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | Employ of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
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