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Workplace safety affects us all. It doesn't matter whether you're an employer or an employee, a self-employed trader or a director of a large company. You might even be a customer who uses a shop, or a client who visits business premises. Despite this, many people don't know their safety rights and responsibilities.We provide everything you need to address your interests and concerns.
December's Most Popular Articles...
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When Your Employer Changes Your Working Hours: For many people working 9 to 5 is just not a reality. Clearly, businesses need to have staff working at relevant times to meet the… [11118 views in Dec]
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Sickness: Your Rights: Whether you love your job or you loathe it, there is every chance that there will come a point when you are not well enough to do it. At the start of any new job,… [7620 views in Dec]
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Zero Hours Contracts Explained: What are zero hour contracts? Essentially these are employment contracts with no guaranteed hours. This means that employees are not guaranteed any work… [4414 views in Dec]
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Employer Has Changed My Shifts: What Are My Rights?: The Issues The suggestion that an employer may force someone to work nights is certainly worrying. Employers who take this… [3894 views in Dec]
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Employment Probation Periods: What You Need to Know: A probation period is a trial period of employment. The employee is employed subject to satisfactory completion of this… [3268 views in Dec]
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Returning to Work After Absence Due to Anxiety or Depression: Two-thirds of us will suffer from some form of mental illness at some point in our lives and it can be even more… [3104 views in Dec]
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Latest Comments
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Kfc76
Re: Employer Has Changed My Shifts: What Are My Rights?
I have been nightshift for over 4 years constant how much notice does my employer need to give if…
4 December 2020 -
Stevieg
Re: Violence at Work
Hi I was confronted and threatened by my boss today I was working on the line as usual and I confronted my boss over line speed... we are ment to…
2 December 2020 -
Eveline
Re: Sickness: Your Rights
I have been off sick for close to 8 months with long covid. On my phased return back to work I was told my hours and duties were given to…
30 November 2020 -
Mely
Re: Can my Employer Fire Me?
I'm working since 2011 with a small hotel from London, recently since I'm on the furlough my boss tell me I have to work 2 days per…
30 November 2020 -
Vik
Re: Personal Safety For Lone Workers
I work sleeping nights in an assisted living complex, 8 hours in your room. However, i have just been diagnosed with sleep…
28 November 2020 -
Sue
Re: Guide to Your Rights When Working Alone
I was left on site of work on my own with no one from the company that I work for to help if I need it was not allow…
26 November 2020 -
Rachid
Re: Working At Night
My job forced me to do night shifts when I explained to them that I had twice surgery on my goitre thyroid gland function and my blood test was…
26 November 2020 -
Besto
Re: When Your Employer Changes Your Working Hours
Hello, my agency booking my Start time. They send me 9pm oclock i need to come on the next day 6 oclock in…
25 November 2020 -
Beckbo
Re: Sickness: Your Rights
I’m in a temp job now for 5 weeks hoping to be kept. I’m having my first sick day due to earache and headache, can this affect me being…
24 November 2020 -
Geordie
Re: When Your Employer Changes Your Working Hours
I have been working 12.00 till 22.00 for over a year now Monday to Thursday & now they want me to work 14.15…
24 November 2020
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