Employment Law

Many people choose to let an employment agency find them work because for some it gives them more flexibility. For others, they often see agency work as a stepping stone to getting their foot in the ...

Exposure to Asbestos is the single biggest cause of work-related deaths in the UK, claiming more than 50,000 victims in the last 30 years. The effects can take many years to develop but ...

What is Corporate Manslaughter? Corporate manslaughter is a crime that can be committed by a company in relation to a work-related death. The offence is explicitly linked to whether a company ...

How it is necessary to undertake a criminal background check on potential employees in order to protect the most vulnerable sectors of society. How the information is gathered and what it is used ...

The employment for facing disabled people has changed dramatically over the past few years, with a host of legal changes being introduced to help improve the ...

What The Law Says The Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) of 1995 (amended in 2004) states that employers cannot discriminate against a disabled person when recruiting, promoting, dismissing or ...

Discrimination at work has been a real problem for some people in the UK, making it difficult for certain groups to get jobs or making their working life miserable. Everyone has the right to be ...

Some people are automatically entitled to work in the UK. Others may have restrictions on whether they can work, how long they can stay and the type of work they can ...

Pros Employing your spouse can often bring many benefits. There's the 'trust' element of feeling secure in leaving your spouse to work unsupervised knowing that quality or productivity is not ...

The role of an employment tribunal and the process of instigating a claim if you are unable to resolve a dispute with your employer. Your entitlements if you win your claim and what happens should ...

The term "equal opportunities" is a broadly used phrase which promotes the idea that everyone within an organisation should have an equal chance to apply and be selected for posts, to be trained ...

Workers face pressures at the best of times but when you’re also bringing up young children it can be particularly demanding to juggle both family and work commitments. This is even truer if both ...

Here is a list of useful organisations that have featured throughout our series on 'Safe Workers' which will enable you to find out more detailed information about a particular subject or issue: ...

Regardless of whether all your work colleagues are members or not, you have the right not to join as well as join a trade union. The choice is yours and it is unlawful for an employer or employment ...

How to leave your job the right way and the benefits of leaving your job on good terms. How you may need to contact your previous employer again at some stage and why it’s best not to burn bridges ...

Government legislation allows statutory parental leave to both mothers and fathers, although entitlements are different. Maternity Leave As an 'employee', you are entitled to 26 weeks of ...

The Part-Time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000 introduced new rights for part-time workers. The regulations ensure that part-time workers cannot be treated any less ...

How probationary periods when working in a new job enable you and the company to assess whether or not you’re right for each other. How reviews will keep you on track and knowing your rights during a ...

If you are facing redundancy, you should still be treated fairly by your employer and there are certain steps they would be expected to follow. You may also be entitled to a redundancy payment. ...

Once the excitement of landing your job wears off, you now have to think clearly about the contract of employment you'll be offered. Once you accept an offer of employment a contract of employment ...

All employers have the right to hire and fire a member of staff - within reason. However, if you feel you have got the sack unfairly, you may have a case for the Employment Tribunal. ...

Charities and other not-for-profit organisations often gain significant benefits as a result of taking on voluntary staff and volunteers can be attracted to this kind of work especially as it ...