Working Conditions...
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Acceptable Expenses Claims
It is important to understand what your employer considers to be acceptable expenses claims so you are not unnecessarily out of pocket. In the course of your work,...
Can Disabled Workers Request Adaptations to the Workplace?
Employers must meet the terms of the Equality Act 2010, which ensures there is no indirect or direct discrimination against disabled people in...
Dealing With Depression in the Workplace
It can be difficult to know the best way to handle depression in the workplace. Although we know that employers should be kind and caring, with...
Dealing With Offensive Language at Work
Everyone has heard offensive language at work. Some have used it and a few people employ it regularly, seemingly without a second’s thought....
Employee Pay Issues
Most of us get paid at the same time every month and never experience any problems. But company administrators aren't infallible and mistakes are sometimes made. How...
Family Commitments and Your Working Rights
The situation for workers with commitments at home is a lot better now than it was a few decades ago. Prompted, to a large extent, by European...
How Grievance And Disciplinary Procedures Work And Exerting Your Rights
Disciplinary procedures refer to the processes that are followed when a business investigates a problem with an employee or if an employee has a...
Part-Time and Fixed-Term Employment
Regulations that protect workers do not apply across the board to all people who are in work. Apart from the special restrictions placed on some particular jobs,...
Psychometric Testing for Employees
The use of psychometric testing is increasing, particularly in larger organisations that can see the value of investing in these assessments. They are designed to...
Rights of Working Animals
Humans train and use working animals for many tasks. Animals work on farms, hunting estates, riding schools, in entertainment and for organisations such as the...
Should My Company Pay for Eye Sight Tests
The rules and regulations regarding your company paying for your eye test is dependant on the type of work you generally do.
You will...
Understanding Employment Contracts
The contract between an employer and an employee forms the basis of the working relationship and it is vital to read them. If it is a written contract it may also...
Workers' Rights Regarding Drink And Drugs In The Workplace
Most company employment contracts will consider drug-taking or drinking alcohol on the premises as gross misconduct, which means that offenders...
Working Hours and Holidays
Working hours and holidays are now subject to a raft of legislation aimed at making sure that workers get a reasonable work-life balance that will reduce stress and...
Working Rights on Cruise Ships
Cruise holidays are doing well. People are increasingly attracted to the idea of staying on a ship that visits a number of countries and offers a wide range of...
Your Rights Regarding Health and Safety
Health and safety in the workplace is an area that has some of the strongest rules that embody workers' rights in law, although this is matched...
Your Rights to a Secure Working Environment
Every worker has a right to a secure working environment. Employers should identify any threat to this security and introduce measures that...
