Unfair Redundancy
Unfair Redundancy – Redundancy is a type of dismissal which can occur when an employer wants to reduce the number of staff working for them. They may select workers for...
Disciplinary Action
Every employer has to have a written disciplinary procedure, and you should have details of it in your Written Statement of Employment Particulars, or the statement should point you to where...
Your Rights at Work
Your Rights at Work – Employment rights are designed to balance the expectations of the job with the fair treatment of the worker doing it. Your exact employment rights will...
Criminal Convictions and Employment
Criminal Convictions and Employment – If you have been convicted of a crime in the past, you may be concerned that it will affect your chances of getting a job....
Dismissing Staff and Redundancies
Dismissing Staff and Redundancies – Firstly, you must give the employee sufficient notice. Notice periods are often contained within an employment contract, but if not, the employee is entitled to...
Dismissal from Work
Dismissal from Work – Dismissal is when your employer brings your employment contract to an end, thereby terminating your job with them. In order to do this, they must follow...
Agency and Temp Workers
Agency and Temp Workers – In underemployment law, the term “worker” refers to employees of a business, or anyone else who has a contract to undertake work or services for...
Parental and Family Leave
Parental and Family Leave – Maternity leave When a female employee has a baby, she is entitled to maternity leave. This is provided that she is an employee and not...
Suing in Court for Money Youre Owed
Suing in Court for Money Youre Owed – If you’re owed money and the person who owes it refuses to pay up, you can use the court system to get...
Making a claim at an Employment Tribunal
Making a claim at an Employment Tribunal – When it comes to enforcing your rights over work issues, employment tribunals, not courts, are the bodies that make most of the...
Calling the Police
Calling the Police – If you’re subjected to any kind of crime, even though it’s fairly minor, you may not be able to get very far in enforcing your rights...
Your Right to have your Data Protected
Your Right to have your Data Protected – The Data Protection Act protects your personal data, such as your medical records, your credit reference files, your employment files and so...