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Overtime law - what is overtime, overtime pay, employee rights, part-time workers and time off in lieu
If you have normal working hours, overtime usually means any time you work…
You only have to work overtime if your contract says so. Even if it does,…
Usually, part-time workers must not be treated less favourably than…
Time off in lieu (TOIL) Some employers give you time off instead of paying…
Find out about the different rules that apply to some employment types to decide your employee’s entitlement of Statutory Neonatal Care Pay.
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Lord Fairley on 21 January 2026.
Employment status (worker, employee, self-employed, director or contractor) affects employment rights and employer responsibilities in the workplace
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.
Find out about different rules for entitlement for some employment types like agency workers, directors and educational workers.
Offshore wind firms must sign up to a ‘Fair Work Charter’ to participate in government renewables auctions.
Find out about changes to the rules and extra checks you’ll need to make to see if you can still claim.
Information for existing and new Universal Credit claimants with more than 2 children.
A field experiment in Sri Lanka provided wage subsidies to randomly chosen microenterprises to test whether hiring additional labor benefits such firms
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