The right not to have illegal deductions made from pay This applies from the day the employee starts work. The right to paid holiday. Full-time employees are entitled to at least 28 days a year. Part-time employees are entitled to a pro rata amount The right to time off for trade union duties and activities. This applies from the day the employee starts work. The time off does not necessarily have to be paid. Employees also have the right to be accompanied by a trade union representative to a disciplinary or grievance hearing. If an employee takes part in official industrial action and is dismissed as a result, this will be an automatically unfair dismissal The right to paid time off to look for work if being made redundant. This applies once the employee has worked for two years for that employer The right to time off for study or training for 16-17 year olds. This applies from the day the employee starts work The right to paid time off for ante natal care. This applies from the day the employee starts work The right to paid maternity leave The right to paid paternity leave The right to ask for flexible working to care for children or adult dependents The right to paid adoption leave The right to take unpaid parental leave for both men and women (if you have worked for the employer for one year) and the right to reasonable time off to look after dependants in an emergency (applies from the day the employee starts work) The right under Health and Safety law to work a maximum 48-hour working week. This applies from the day the employee starts work The right under Health and Safety law to weekly and daily rest breaks. This applies from the day the employee starts work
Agency workers are entitled to the same treatment as other employees with respect to basic employment and working conditions as long as they complete a qualifying period of 12 weeks in a particular job. The Agency Workers regulations cover agency workers who are supplied by a temporary work agency to an employer. This includes most agency workers that people refer to as 'temps'. Information taken from ACAS; further information can be found at the following link: Problems at Work: If you feel that you are being unfairly treated at work, there are several options for you to consider to resolve the problem. It is a good idea to talk to your immediate manager first (unless the problem is with them.) If that doesn’t work, consider the following options: Trade Unions When you start a new job, you may hear people talking about trade unions. A trade union is an organisation with members who are usually workers or employees. The trade union looks after people’s interests at work by doing things like: negotiating agreements with employers on pay and conditions discussing big changes to a company like large scale redundancy discussing members’ concerns with employers going with members to disciplinary and grievance meetings Trade union membership: Your employment rights No-one can make you join a trade union – it is not a condition of employment. In the same way, no-one can stop you from joining either. It is entirely up to you. You have the right to: choose to join or not join a union decide to leave or remain a member of a union belong to the union you choose, even if it’s not the one your employer negotiates with on pay, terms and conditions belong to more than one union Your employer isn’t allowed to: offer you a benefit to leave a trade union threaten to treat you unfairly if you don’t leave a union Refusing to employ you for trade union membership reasons