30 articles tagged with Employment Rights.
Day-one flexible working rights from April 2024, 2 requests per year, 8 grounds for refusal, Acas code, Employment Tribunal rights, and a request template.
Every umbrella company must give contractors and temporary workers a Key Information Document before they agree to terms — showing gross pay, deductions, the umbrella's margin, employer costs and an illustrative net pay figure. Here's what to check before you sign.
Statutory Carer's Leave gives eligible employees up to one week of unpaid leave a year — a separate right from the means-tested Carer's Allowance benefit. How they work together, and what neither covers.
There is no dedicated UK statutory 'domestic abuse leave' yet — but existing rights around sick pay, flexible working, safe leave policies and dismissal protection still matter. What's covered in 2026.
How self-certification and fit notes interact with Statutory Sick Pay eligibility in 2026/27 — when a fit note is needed, what it can say, and common employer rule mistakes.
Since late 2024, workers on unpredictable hours have a statutory right to request a more predictable working pattern. How the request process works in 2026 and what pay impact it can have.
How the statutory redundancy pay calculation and its weekly pay cap work for 2026/27, with worked examples showing where the cap starts to bite.
Can you be made redundant during a probation period in the UK? What statutory redundancy pay, notice pay and protections apply — and which don't — for employees dismissed while still on probation in 2026.
How pension rights are protected under TUPE in 2026/27 — what the new employer must match, what is not protected, and what happens to Defined Benefit pensions on a transfer.
The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 give temps equal pay and conditions after 12 weeks in the same job. Here's how the qualifying period works, what changes, and what doesn't.
The Apprentice Rate only applies for your first year or while you're under 19 — after that, your pay jumps to the full age-based minimum wage. Here's exactly how the progression works.
Carer's Leave gives UK employees up to 1 week's unpaid leave a year to care for a dependant with long-term needs. Who qualifies, how to request it, and how it compares to using annual leave.
