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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Workers' rights to rest breaks at work - length of breaks, how your age affects rest breaks, exceptions to the rules for shift workers, young people, and drivers
Strikes and industrial action - rights and responsibilities for employers, when unions can take action and the effect on employees' pay and working records
The rules for employment agencies and businesses: licences, vulnerable people, opting out, job advertisements, transfer fees, trade unions, terms and conditions and contracts, travel and accommodation for work-seekers
Guidance you should consider when considering the employee shareholder employment status.
Get help and advice on employment rights - telephone, opening hours, website
Includes industrial action and recognising trade unions
It is against the law to discriminate against anyone because of their sex, religion, disability or certain other personal characteristics ('protected characteristics')
Guidance on maternity and paternity rights for parents of babies born on or after 3 April 2011.
Employers' responsibilities for different contract types: full-time, part-time, fixed term, agency workers, consultants, zero hours, family members, volunteers and young workers
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Mr Justice Bourne on 4 March 2024.
The employment status of au pairs, nannies, carers, personal assistants and other people who work in your home - how to tell if they're an employee or not, what happens with the National Minimum Wage, tax and National Insurance, what...
Information about seafarer working and living rights - working conditions, conditions of employment, safe working practices, living conditions, dangerous cargo, health and medical care, maritime labour convention, human element
This series brings together all documents relating to the Workplace Employment Relations Study (WERS).
Overtime law - what is overtime, overtime pay, employee rights, part-time workers and time off in lieu
Leaders from across business and civil society have welcomed the Government strengthening employment protections.
Employee rights and employer legal obligations - the Information and Consultation of Employee regulations, setting up information and consultation agreements, complaints
Your rights to request time off for training or study while in a job
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