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Employment law and insolvency
Being made redundant - rights, statutory payments you're entitled to, notice periods and consultation, finding a job.
We're seeking views on the recommendations in the Review of Modern Working Practices on the enforcement of employment rights.
How legal industrial action is organised, picketing and the law and what your employment rights when you are on strike
When a business changes owner, employees could be protected under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) regulations (TUPE) - types of transfers, your rights, contracts, redundancy, where to get help
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
Parents and carers granted new and improved rights at work, covering leave entitlements and redundancy rules
Requesting flexible working, how to make an application, what business reasons an employer can give to reject an application and how to appeal.
How to protect your employment business, and the workers you supply, from non-compliant businesses in your supply chain.
Make sure a job applicant can work in the UK - check they have the right documents and make sure you're not prosecuted for employing an illegal worker.
How and why you should conduct a right to work check.
Employers' responsibilities for different contract types: full-time, part-time, fixed term, agency workers, consultants, zero hours, family members, volunteers and young workers
Rights to paid time off for union reps, shop stewards, health and safety or learning reps or other union officials
Travel disruption and work - employee rights, employer rights, paid and unpaid holiday entitlement, winter weather
Joining a union and getting recognition for collective bargaining and agreements - legal rules about membership, union reps and your rights
Guidance on maternity and paternity rights for parents of babies born on or after 3 April 2011.
How employment contracts can be changed, problems with changes and breach of contract
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
Grievances and disciplinary action at work can be solved by informal discussions, formal procedures, mediation, conciliation or arbitration.
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