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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Can My Employer Reduce My Working Hours: The first thing you need to do before you start panicking is to look carefully through your contract. Your contract of employment will hold… [446 views in Oct]
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The Different Types Of Dismissal And Your Rights: There are effectively three forms of dismissal from an employer - fair, unfair and constructive - this article will tackle… [300 views in Oct]
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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… [218 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… [214 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… [200 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… [142 views in Oct]
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Latest Comments
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Maximus
Re: What Rights Do the Self-Employed Have?
My son works for a self-employed furniture remover and has to invoice for work done. However although he recently…
16 October 2020 -
Sarah
Re: Can My Employer Take my Holidays Away?
I had the same holiday entitlement for 30 years My employer is now saying he’s going to reduce my entitlement Can he…
12 October 2020 -
Sarah
Re: Can My Employer Take my Holidays Away?
I have had the same holiday entitlement for 30 years My employer is now saying he’s going to reduce my entitlement…
12 October 2020 -
LouiseJ
Re: Can My Employer Take my Holidays Away?
Can someone help please? My employer has been accidentally giving me too much holiday for 7 years and now want to…
8 October 2020 -
Abdalla
Re: Health Issues and Confidentiality
Where does they duty of confentialty come from?
2 October 2020 -
jason
Re: What Rights Do the Self-Employed Have?
Hi, so I'm a self employed actor who currently works on a self employed basis for a company part time. I have just…
1 October 2020 -
Midge
Re: Can My Employer Reduce My Working Hours
Hi back a few months my company and I agreed for me to reduce my hours to 9 days fortnightly. I asked about my…
23 September 2020 -
A Spear
Re: Compassionate Leave For a Funeral?
My father inlaw passed last monday but 1 , funeral was Thursday last week, Boss didnt offer compassionate leave so I…
21 September 2020 -
Lainie
Re: Can My Employer Take my Holidays Away?
I was given an extra weeks holiday for next year as a bonus for working throughout c19. This was because there was no…
20 September 2020 -
Tiggii
Re: What Rights Do Workers Have When Their Jobs Are Outsourced?
My employer is outsourcing my job to save money & I am to be made redundant.Do I have any…
8 September 2020
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