Your rights at work and trade unions

• Joining a trade union

  Joining a union and getting recognition for collective bargaining and agreements - legal rules about membership, union reps and your rights

• Discrimination: your rights

  It is against the law to discriminate against anyone because of their sex, religion, disability or certain other personal characteristics

• Reasonable adjustments for disabled workers

  Employers must make reasonable adjustments to make sure disabled workers aren't seriously disadvantaged when doing their jobs

• Pregnant employees' rights

  Legal rights for pregnant employees - including paid time off for antenatal appointments, maternity leave and pay, protection against discrimination and telling the employer about the pregnancy

• Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas)

  Get help and advice on resolving workplace disputes - telephone, text phone, opening hours, website

• Agricultural workers' rights

  The rights of agricultural and farm workers - including pay rates, agricultural minimum wage, overtime, holiday leave, rest breaks, help and advice

• Being monitored at work: workers' rights

  Employers might monitor workers, but if the monitoring involves taking data, images or drug testing they have to do this in a way that's legal and fair

• Informing and consulting employees: the law

  Employee rights and employer legal obligations - the Information and Consultation of Employee regulations, setting up information and consultation agreements, and European Works councils

• Personal data an employer can keep about an employee

  Personal data an employer can keep about an employee, and employee rights to see this information under data protection rules

• Stopping industrial action: citizens' rights

  You have the right to stop industrial action if it's unlawful and you're not someone representing a company

• Taking part in industrial action and strikes

  How legal industrial action is organised, picketing and the law and what your employment rights when you are on strike

• The rights of trade union reps

  Rights to paid time off for union reps, shop stewards, health and safety or learning reps or other union officials

• Training and study at work: your rights

  Time to Train - the legal right to request time off for training or study while in a job

• Work in another EU country

  UK citizens can work in any European Economic Area country without a work permit - where you can work, your rights, protection for posted workers and National Insurance payments

• Workplace bullying and harassment

  What to do about bullying and harassment at work - the law, action employees can take and advice for employers about their responsibilities

• Workplace temperatures

  There is no law for a minimum or maximum temperature, but during working hours the temperature in all workplaces inside buildings must be reasonable

Additional detailed guidance from government departments

• Industrial compensation

  Claims for respiratory diseases, motor and hearing problems caused by working in coal mines; liabilities for nuclear incidents.