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Lays-offs and short-time working - pay, rights, temporary lay-off, redundancy, taking on extra work, claiming Jobseeker's Allowance, short-time regulations and payments
Your employer can ask you to stay at home or take unpaid leave if there’s…
Rate and length of statutory lay-off pay You’re entitled to guarantee pay…
You could apply for redundancy and claim redundancy pay if you’ve been…
You can take on another job while you’re laid off or on short-time (unless…
Disciplinary procedures your employer has at work - disciplinary hearings, appeals, suspension, dismissal and help and advice
Your employer could start formal disciplinary action against you if they…
Your employer should put their disciplinary procedure in writing, and make…
Your employer should not take any disciplinary action before meeting with…
If you think disciplinary action taken against you is unfair you can…
When a disciplinary issue is being looked into you might be suspended from…
There are several organisations that could give you advice about…
How to dismiss staff fairly, working within dismissal rules and dealing with dismissals relating to whistleblowing
Dismissal is when you end an employee’s contract. When dismissing staff,…
You must have a valid reason for dismissing an employee. Valid reasons…
Even if you think you’ve dismissed someone fairly, they could still claim…
Employees can only claim unfair dismissal if they’ve worked for a…
You can dismiss an employee if: they’re incapable of doing their job to…
Sometimes an employee may have to stop working because of long-term ill…
During the dismissal procedure, make sure you act fairly and reasonably.…
Employment rights and questions you can be asked about your disability - disability symbol, employment advisers and reasonable adjustments
Being made redundant - rights, statutory payments you're entitled to, notice periods and consultation, finding a job.
Rights of employees when accepting conditional and unconditional job offers and about breach of contract
Employees can raise a grievance at work when an informal solution is not possible - grievance procedure, mediation, meetings, appeals
Whistleblowing - what it is, who to tell, what to expect and how to complain if you're treated unfairly
Getting a work reference from an employer either while in work or when applying for a new job – and what you can do if you think it's unfair.
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Judge Bruce Carr, Deputy High Court Judge on 12 September 2024.
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