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
|
- |
| To receive the National Minimum Wage |
- |
| To receive itemised pay statements |
- |
| Not to receive unlawful deductions from pay |
- |
| To receive pay during suspension on medical grounds |
- |
| To receive statutory paid holiday |
-
|
| To receive pay and holiday pay safeguards in cases of employer's insolvency |
- |
| 52 weeks' Statutory Maternity Leave |
- |
| Emergency time off (unpaid) to care for a dependant |
-
|
| To receive time off for public duties |
- |
| To receive time off for duties as an officially recognised trade
union representative |
- |
| To receive time off to perform the duties of a safety representative |
- |
| To reasonable paid time off to act as occupational pension trustee or
employee representative
|
- |
| To reasonable paid time off and training as an employee representative
under the Information and Consultation legislation
|
- |
| Not to be discriminated against on the grounds of sex, race,
pregnancy, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation or disability |
- |
| To be accompanied during disciplinary and grievance processes by a fellow
worker or TU rep
|
- |
| Not to be dismissed for bringing a Health and Safety complaint |
- |
| Not to be dismissed for asserting a statutory right |
- |
| Not to be dismissed for membership (or not) of a trade union |
-
|
| To automatically transfer to a new employer upon business transfer on same
terms and conditions with continuous service (with exceptions such as pension)
|
-
|
| Not to be dismissed as a direct result of a business transfer
|
-
|
| 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 |
Two years |
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