Employment Law...
Below are our articles on the subject of Employment Law. If you can't see what you are looking for our other categories are displayed on the left under 'Our Quick Links'...
Control of Vibration at Work Regulations
The Control of Vibration at Work Regulations became law on 6 July 2005. The purpose of the regulations is to ensure workers don’t suffer ill...
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...
Criminal Background Checks
It's estimated that around 20% of the UK population have some kind of criminal record even if it's only for a minor misdemeanour. The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB)...
Disability at Work
The employment opportunities for disabled people has changed dramatically over the past few years, with a host of legal changes being introduced to help improve the...
Disabled Staff
The Disability Discrimination Act was set up to ensure that disabled people are treated fairly. It can make good business sense to employ disabled staff.
The...
Discrimination at Work
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 mi...
Eligibility To Work In The UK
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...
Employer's Duty of Care
Every UK employer has a duty of care. This is critical to the health, safety and general welfare of all employees. Not all employers are aware of the implications of...
Employing Voluntary Staff
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...
Employing Your Spouse
When running a business having your spouse to work for you can have its advantages. Here we look at good and bad points when employing spouse.
Pros...
Employment Tribunals
The role of an employment tribunal is when you are unable to resolve a dispute with your employer. Here we discuss your entitlements if you win your claim and what...
Equal Opportunities at Work
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...
European Health and Safety Laws
In Europe, the facts about safety are startling. Every five seconds there’s a work-related accident, causing 210 million working days to be lost each year. Over...
Help for Young Parents
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 a href=http://w...
Helpful Organisations
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...
How Safety Law Reforms May Affect Workers
Soon after coming to power, the Prime Minister, David Cameron, asked Lord Young to review health and safety law in the UK.
In October 2010,...
Joining a Trade Union
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...
Leaving a Job
Every single one of us will leave a job at some point. For some people they will have made the decision themselves whilst, for the more misfortunate, the decision...
Maternity and Paternity
Government legislation allows statutory parental leave to both mothers and fathers, although entitlements are different.
Maternity Leave
As an 'employee',...
Part Time Workers: Regulations
The Part-Time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000 introduced new rights for part-time workers. The regulations ensure that part-time...
Probationary Period
Because many companies spend thousands of pounds a year on recruitment and training they need to ensure that they get the right person for the job and whilst...
Redundancy
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...
The Dangers Of Asbestos At Work
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...
The Rights of Agency Workers
Agency workers often see their employment as a stepping stone to getting their foot in the door of a particular company or use it to gain valuable experience to...
Transport and Vehicles Laws at Work
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) states that every week in the UK around 20 people who are working die in a road traffic accident. The HSE also says that a...
Understanding Your Employment Contract
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...
Unfair Dismissal
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 a...
Work of the British Safety Council
The British Safety Council (BSC) deals with occupational health, safety and environmental issues. It’s an independent body founded in 1957. Among its most notable...
