Employment law can be confusing - but one thing is certain, it's expensive if you are on the wrong side of the law.....

All employees have an employment contract with their employer, although it might not be in writing. If you don’t have a written employment contract, your contract would have automatically been created when you started to work for your employer. But employment contracts are just the tip of the iceberg. The list of issues is a long one....

  Work and families (parents section)

·     Pregnancy and maternity rights

·     Paternity rights in the workplace

·     Parental leave and flexible working

·     Adoption rights in the workplace

Employment terms and conditions

·     Pay

·     The National Minimum Wage

·     Time off and holidays

 Redundancy and leaving your job

·     Redundancy

·     Resigning or retiring

·     Dismissals

Understanding your work status

·     Agency workers and employment agencies

·     Agricultural workers

·     Migrant workers

Problems at work

·     Grievance procedures

·     Disciplinary procedures

·     Employment Tribunals

Trade unions

·     Trade union membership

·     Trade unions in the workplace

·     Industrial action

Employee information and consultation

·     Employee information and consultation rights

·     New information and consultation arrangements

·     Types of information and consultation arrangements

·     Information and consultation in multinational companies

Health and safety at work

·     Employees' health and safety responsibilities

·     Employers' health and safety responsibilities

·     Workplace stress