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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 Tayler on 30 April 2024.
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…
Employees can raise a grievance at work when an informal solution is not possible - grievance procedure, mediation, meetings, appeals
Rights of employees when accepting conditional and unconditional job offers and about breach of contract
Your rights to request time off for training or study while in a job
Grievances and disciplinary action at work can be solved by informal discussions, formal procedures, mediation, conciliation or arbitration.
Travel disruption and work - employee rights, employer rights, paid and unpaid holiday entitlement, winter weather
Being made redundant - rights, statutory payments you're entitled to, notice periods and consultation, finding a job.
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
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Judge Walker on 17 April 2024.
If your employer is 'insolvent' this means it cannot pay its debts - your rights if this happens, claiming money owed to you, where to get advice
Find out about how and what you’ll be paid and how to check your pay when you’re employed by an umbrella company as a temporary worker.
What to do if you're an employer who has been taken to an employment tribunal. Find out about the hearing, what happens if you lose your case and how to appeal.
How to dismiss staff fairly, working within dismissal rules and dealing with dismissals relating to whistleblowing
Employment status (worker, employee, self-employed, director or contractor) affects employment rights and employer responsibilities in the workplace
Guidance on finding work, claiming benefits, managing debts and pensions if you’re being made redundant.
Employment rates for different ethnic groups in England, Wales and Scotland.
The Minister for Women and Equalities, Kemi Badenoch MP, is calling on members of the public to send real-world examples of public bodies – and those that advise public or private bodies – that could be wrongly stating that people...
Whistleblowing - what it is, who to tell, what to expect and how to complain if you're treated unfairly
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