Employment Law
Plain-English guides to employment law.
Redundancy Rights: What Your Employer Must Do and What You're Owed
Being made redundant is stressful, but the law gives employees significant protections. From consultation requirements to statutory redundancy pay, this guide covers everything you need to know if you're facing redundancy.
Whistleblowing at Work: Your Legal Protections Explained
If you witness wrongdoing at work — fraud, safety violations, environmental damage, or cover-ups — the law protects you from retaliation. But only if you blow the whistle in the right way. This guide explains how.
Know Your Rights at Work: Pay, Hours and Fair Treatment
Most workers have more rights than they use, from minimum pay to rest breaks to protection from unfair treatment. Here is a plain-English tour of the basics every employee should know.
Workplace Discrimination: Recognising It and What You Can Do
Discrimination at work is not always obvious, and it is not always deliberate. Here is how to recognise the different forms it takes, and the practical, careful steps to take if it happens to you.
Unfair Dismissal: Do You Have a Case?
Being dismissed from a job is distressing. But not every dismissal is unfair in law. Here is how to assess whether you have a valid claim.
Workplace Discrimination: Understanding the Protected Characteristics
Discrimination law protects workers from unfair treatment based on who they are. Learn what the nine protected characteristics cover and how the law applies.