2 Employment
1. Introduction
This leaflet explains your legal rights when you are at work, including what your employer must (and must not) do for you, and how they should behave towards you. It covers a range of problems you may have at work, and how you can deal with them.
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There is information on:
2. Do I need a contract of employment?
3. Do I have the right to work in the UK?
4. What is the least I should be paid?
5. How many hours can my employer make me work?
6. Does my employer have to recognise my trade union?
7. What if I´ve been dismissed unfairly?
8. Bringing a statutory claim for unfair dismissal
9. What if I´ve been made redundant?
10. Bringing a contractual claim for wrongful dismissal
11. What if I´ve been discriminated against?
12. What are my rights if I work part-time?
13. What are my rights if I´m having a baby?
14. Can I take leave as a new father?
15. What are my rights if I´m adopting a child?
16. What other leave can I get after my child is born or adopted?
17. Can I change my working arrangements if I have children?
18. Can I take time off if I am someone´s carer?
This leaflet is published by the Legal Services Commission (LSC). It was written in association with Ian Hunter, Head of the Employment Department, Bird & Bird, Solicitors.
The leaflets are regularly updated but the law may have changed since they were printed so the information in them may be incorrect or out of date.
Leaflet Version: July 2007