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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.
How we're agreeing which new work to start on the Sellafield site due to Covid-19.
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.
We protect the rights of agency workers by ensuring that employment agencies and businesses treat their workers fairly. EAS is part of the Department for Business and Trade .
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
What to do if you think you've spotted a scam pretending to be from Companies House, and examples of scam emails, letters and telephone calls.
This collection brings together all documents in the Employment Relations Research Series.
How to minimise your risk, and what to do if there's a terrorist attack.
Information on trade sanctions, arms embargoes and trade restrictions, including trade controls, transit controls and restrictions on terrorist organisations.
A Guide for Employers and Employees to the role of the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) for these regulations
Rights of employees when accepting conditional and unconditional job offers and about breach of contract
Employment rates for different ethnic groups in England, Wales and Scotland.
Find out about updated guidance on discretion clauses in Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) option agreements and section 431 elections.
The Government has announced action to tackle the use of controversial 'fire and rehire' practices.
Your rights to request time off for training or study while in a job
Guidance for job applicants who have been invited to complete the Civil Service Work Strengths Test.
This guidance relates to the legal criteria for determining whether a building is considered a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023. It relates to the definition of higher-risk...
Some employment types like agency workers, directors and educational workers, have different rules for entitlements.
Find out about the registered dealers in controlled oil (RDCO) scheme.
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