Expert Advice to Stay Safe at Work...
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.
September'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… [5242 views in Sep]
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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… [2700 views in Sep]
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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,… [2172 views in Sep]
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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… [2108 views in Sep]
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Objecting to Changes in an Employment Contract: If your employer wants to make changes to your employment contract such as your pay, your hours, location or holidays, it can be a… [1950 views in Sep]
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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… [1706 views in Sep]
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Sonny
Re: Ten Symptoms of Bullying at Work
I have been bullied my whole life. I have moved and been the new girl a lot. I usually just ignore it and move on with my…
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Re: Understanding Your Employment Contract
Hi, I normally work 9 hours shifts and I'm given two 30 min breaks, recently I've been working 7 - 7.5 hour shifts…
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Dee
Re: Guide to Your Rights When Working Alone
I work in a busy hotel as a kitchen porter, it's in the middle of nowhere and about 2 miles from my home, when I'm…
22 September 2020 -
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Re: Employer Has Changed My Shifts: What Are My Rights?
Hi, so about 2 months ago we were all told that’s we would have to pick a shift to work on either…
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PBnJ
Re: Guide to Your Rights When Working Alone
I work for a large hotel company, who honestly couldn't give two hoots what happens to their staff. One of my…
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Re: Returning to Work After Absence Due to Anxiety or Depression
Hi I am looking for some advice, we found out my husband had cancer in 2016, absolutely…
20 September 2020 -
Ethel
Re: Employer Has Changed My Shifts: What Are My Rights?
Can my employer allocated me my rota, now I've noticed they have took 2 of my sleeping off me and…
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Re: Zero Hours Contracts Explained
Work for Amazon, called in to work when I arrived they say they booked too many people in and I have to go home. Just spent 2…
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Re: Sickness: Your Rights
I have been sick twice in a 12 week period. My first day is not paid but is my second day paid? Thank you
19 September 2020
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