2 Employment

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. Am I a worker?

3. What are my rights as a worker?

4. What are my rights as an employee?

5. Do I need a written contract of employment?

6. What is the least I should be paid?

7. How many hours can my employer make me work?

8. What should I do if I have a problem at work?

9. What if my employer has a problem with me?

10. What if I’ve been dismissed unfairly?

11. Bringing a claim for unfair dismissal

12. What if I’ve been made redundant?

13. Bringing a claim for wrongful dismissal

14. What if I’ve been discriminated against?

15. What are my rights if I work part-time?

16. What are my rights if I’m having a baby?

17. Can I take leave as a new father?

18. What are my rights if I’m adopting a child?

19. Can I change my working arrangements if I have children?

20. Can I change my working arrangements if I care for an adult?

21. Can I take time off if I am someone’s carer?

22. Further help

This leaflet is published by the Legal Services Commission (LSC). It was written in association with Pam Kenworthy at Howells 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regularly updated but the law may have changed since they were printed so the information in them may be incorrect or out of date.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 2009

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