Here is a summary of the main employee rights which may affect your business
and its employees.
Right of the employee
Qualifying length of service if
applicable
To work on average no more than 48 hours per week, with minimum rest
periods and breaks
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To receive the National Minimum Wage
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To receive itemised pay statements
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Not to receive unlawful deductions from pay
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To receive pay during suspension on medical grounds
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To receive statutory paid holiday
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To receive pay and holiday pay safeguards in cases of employer's insolvency
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52 weeks' Statutory Maternity Leave
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Emergency time off (unpaid) to care for a dependant
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To receive time off for public duties
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To receive time off for duties as an officially recognised trade
union representative
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To receive time off to perform the duties of a safety representative
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To reasonable paid time off to act as occupational pension trustee or
employee representative
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To reasonable paid time off and training as an employee representative
under the Information and Consultation legislation
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Not to be discriminated against on the grounds of sex, race,
pregnancy, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation or disability
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To be accompanied during disciplinary and grievance processes by a fellow
worker or TU rep
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Not to be dismissed for bringing a Health and Safety complaint
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Not to be dismissed for asserting a statutory right
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Not to be dismissed for membership (or not) of a trade union
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To automatically transfer to a new employer upon business transfer on same
terms and conditions with continuous service (with exceptions such as pension)
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Not to be dismissed as a direct result of a business transfer
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Statutory Sick Pay
subject to meeting eligibility criteria
Period of notice of termination of employment
One week after four weeks' continuous service, increasing
after two years to one week for each year of service to a maximum of twelve
weeks
To receive guarantee payments
One month
Written Statement of Terms and Conditions of Employment
Eight weeks
Right to request flexible working
Six months
Statutory Maternity Pay
26 weeks as at 15 weeks before expected date of
confinement
Statutory Paternity Leave and Pay
26 weeks as at 15 weeks before expected date of
confinement
Statutory Adoption Leave and Pay
26 weeks as at the week of notification of being
matched with the child
Not to be unfairly dismissed
One year
Written reasons provided for dismissal
One year
Parental leave
One year
Statutory Redundancy Pay
Two years
Time off to look for work in a redundancy situation
