Understand Your Rights at Work...
With topics for both employees and employers, Working Rights offers clear, detailed and accurate information that can be used for common workplace issues and problems.
October's Most Popular Articles...
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What Are My Rights Regarding Hospital Appointments?: The short answer to this question is, unfortunately, yes. Employers are not required by law to allow workers to attend… [348 views in Oct]
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Working Rights of Single Parents: A single parent has the full protection of UK employment legislation. In this respect, there is no distinction between a single parent who works and… [228 views in Oct]
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Your Rights to Time Off For Funerals: Attending a funeral is difficult enough without having to worry about keeping your boss happy. Invariably, needing to attend a funeral will… [208 views in Oct]
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Health Issues and Confidentiality: Confidentiality at work is a sensitive issue and this is particularly true in relation to health. In this context, confidentiality is about… [200 views in Oct]
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Sunday Working Rights: Various businesses are open on Sundays. The obvious examples are shops, transport, restaurants and leisure facilities. But it doesn't matter what line of work… [118 views in Oct]
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What Rights Do the Self-Employed Have?: Employment legislation applies mainly to employees. The law protects the rights of these workers and prevents employers taking advantage of… [78 views in Oct]
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Employment Issues: How To Pitch Your Great Idea at Work, Working Rights of Single...
Losing Your Job: What Rights Do Workers Have When Their Jobs Are Outsourced?, What...
Questionnaires: Questionnaire: Are You Redundancy Proofing Your Job?, Questionnaire:...
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- Ask Our Experts
- Can an Employer Change Our Holiday Arrangements?
- Can an Employer Pay Less than Minimum Wage?
- Can Employer Cut Wages Without Warning?
- Can My Employer Reduce My Working Hours
- Can My Employer Take my Holidays Away?
- Can They Cap my Compulsory Redundancy?
- Compassionate Leave For a Funeral?
- Freelancer: Can I Qualify for Unemployment Benefit?
- How To Terminate Wife's Employment in Family Business?
- I Need Prescription Safety Glasses: Should Employer Pay?
- Not Allowed to Apply for Other Jobs: Is this Legal?
- Sacked For Gross Misconduct: After One Minor Offence?
- Should I be Paid for Staying Late?
- Should Redundancy Notification Be Made In Writing?
- Voluntary Redundancy: How Long Before Benefits Claim?
- What Are My Rights During A Probation Period?
- What Are My Rights Regarding Hospital Appointments?
- Would Redundancy Pay be Based on Original Hours?
- Case Studies
- Employer Asked About My Family Plans: A Case Study
- Flexible Working Affected My Job: A Case Study
- Flexible Working Arrangements Rejected: A Case Study
- How I Dealt With Redundancy: A Case Study
- How I Requested Flexible Working: A Case Study
- How the Recession Affected My Promotion: A Case Study
- I Got a Warning for Writing Personal Email: A Case Study
- Keeping My Job During Consolidation: A Case Study
- My Assistant Was Made Redundant: A Case Study
- My Colleague Was Paid More Than Me: A Case Study
- My Employer Introduced Parking Charges: A Case Study
- My Employers Went Into Administration: A Case Study
- My Last Month's Salary Wasn't Paid: A Case Study
- My New Boss Changed My Targets: A Case Study
- My Role Changed During My Pregnancy: A Case Study
- My Work Benefit, Season Ticket Loan: A Case Study
- Random Drugs Tests at Work: Case Study
- The Impact of Telling My Boss I Was Pregnant: A Case Study
- Threat of Redundancy Took Away My Confidence: A Case Study
- Discrimination
- Discrimination Laws: What Might be Next?
- How Age Discrimination Can Affect You, And Your Rights
- Race Discrimination in the Workplace
- Religion or Belief Discrimination at Work
- Sex and Sexuality Discrimination
- Taking Action Against Discrimination
- The Rights Of The Disabled And Disability Discrimination At Work
- Your Rights Regarding Bullying In The Workplace
- Employment Issues
- Acceptable & Unacceptable Questions in an Interview
- Can a Worker Accept a Client's Gift?
- Can Illness on Holiday Be Claimed as Sick Days?
- Children's Working Rights
- Confidentiality and Trade Secrets
- Enforcing your Employee Rights
- Health Issues and Confidentiality
- How To Pitch Your Great Idea at Work
- Privacy Issues at Work
- Requesting Compassionate Leave
- Strikes for Individuals in The Workplace
- Sunday Working Rights
- Taking Industrial Action
- Telling Your Employer You've Been Headhunted
- The Minimum Wage
- Time Off in Lieu When Working Additional Hours
- Training and Qualifications In the Workplace
- Unable to Attend Work Due to a Natural Disaster
- Understanding Unemployment Benefit
- What Does the Change in the Default Retirement Age Mean?
- What Rights Do the Self-Employed Have?
- When Workers Become Board Members
- Workers' Rights in Not-For-Profit Organisations
- Working Rights of Single Parents
- Your Rights to Time Off For Funerals
- Losing Your Job
- Arbitration in the Workplace
- Can a Trade Union Help You in the Workplace?
- Collective Redundancies Regulations
- Constructive Dismissal And Your Rights As A Worker
- Employment Solicitors and Legal Aid
- The Different Types Of Dismissal And Your Rights
- Understanding Employment Tribunals
- What Government Support is Available for Workers?
- What is Redundancy?
- What Rights Do Workers Have When Their Jobs Are Outsourced?
- Whistleblowers in the Workplace
- Your Rights when your Company Relocates
- Questionnaires
- Working Conditions
- Acceptable Expenses Claims
- Can Disabled Workers Request Adaptations to the Workplace?
- Dealing With Depression in the Workplace
- Dealing With Offensive Language at Work
- Employee Pay Issues
- Family Commitments and Your Working Rights
- How Grievance And Disciplinary Procedures Work And Exerting Your Rights
- Part-Time and Fixed-Term Employment
- Psychometric Testing for Employees
- Rights of Working Animals
- Should My Company Pay for Eye Sight Tests
- Understanding Employment Contracts
- Workers' Rights Regarding Drink And Drugs In The Workplace
- Working Hours and Holidays
- Working Rights on Cruise Ships
- Your Rights Regarding Health and Safety
- Your Rights to a Secure Working Environment
- Working Rights History
- How The Workers' Rights Movements Began
- Protecting Workers' Rights in Developing Countries
- Reigning in the Unions
- Teleworking and Your Rights
- The Emergence of Socialism
- The European Union
- The History of Workers' Rights
- The Impact of the Recession on Workers
- Trade Union Power
- What is a Workers' Rights Bill?
- Your Rights to Maternity Leave
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