Employment Issues...
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Acceptable & Unacceptable Questions in an Interview
When you go for an interview with a new company it’s all too easy to assume that the person interviewing you somehow knows more than you do. They...
Can a Worker Accept a Client's Gift?
Every worker should find out his or her employer’s attitude to receiving gifts from clients. It’s unwise to assume that accepting a gift is a normal part of the...
Can Illness on Holiday Be Claimed as Sick Days?
You may be surprised to know that the answer to the question, Can illness on holiday be claimed as sick leave is actually Yes. Whether or not you...
Children's Working Rights
Children of a certain age have a right to work. A substantial amount of UK law protects this right and lays down what children can and cannot do. Parents, teachers and...
Enforcing your Employee Rights
When it comes to taking a stand over your rights as a worker or employee, you need to know exactly what those rights. And the first step in that process is to find...
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 respecting the right to a...
How To Pitch Your Great Idea at Work
Management gurus are often heard telling bosses that there's a wealth of ideas and information locked up in the heads of their workforce, the people who know the...
Privacy Issues at Work
A worker’s right to privacy is not covered by any specific law or regulation in the United Kingdom, but there are many that touch on it, such as the Data Protection...
Requesting Compassionate Leave
Although there is no actual legal right to compassionate leave, the majority of responsible employers are keen to be fair in this area. Fairness, of course, is...
Strikes for Individuals in The Workplace
It is possible for an individual to strike, if they think their rights are being infringed in the workplace. But you need the backing of a union...
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 people...
Taking Industrial Action
Once negotiations between workers and employees have broken down workers often take industrial action in order to force employers to back down. This often refers to...
Telling Your Employer You've Been Headhunted
Getting headhunted is such a boost to your confidence and career that it can be really hard to keep it to yourself. But if you do tell people,...
The Minimum Wage
The minimum wage in the UK was introduced after the election of the Labour government in 1997 and came into force in 1999. There is considerable debate as to whether...
Time Off in Lieu When Working Additional Hours
Taking time off if you have worked overtime or additional hours is a common practice and is often referred to as ‘TOIL’ – time off in lieu....
Training and Qualifications In the Workplace
Training and education of staff is often promoted both from within businesses and from outside agencies, as a motivating tool, which is essential...
Unable to Attend Work Due to a Natural Disaster
Natural disasters can cause severe disruption. The disaster may be an earthquake, a storm or a volcanic ash cloud. The point is that the...
Understanding Unemployment Benefit
Unemployment benefit has existed in the UK since before the First World War, when mass unemployment reared its head for the first time. In the slump that followed...
What Does the Change in the Default Retirement Age Mean?
The default retirement age (DRA) ceases on 30 September 2011. From 1 October 2011, an employer cannot retire an employee simply because he or she...
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...
When Workers Become Board Members
Ideas about the place of workers in the running of businesses first came about in the UK during the Industrial Revolution, as conditions in the quickly built slum...
Workers' Rights in Not-For-Profit Organisations
The term not-for-profit organisation has no legal meaning in the UK. Even so, the public and the media often use this phrase to describe a range...
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 any other...
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 mean that you have lost...
