Compliance & enforcement
Can my employer keep my passport or visa documents?
A right to work check does not give your boss custody of your passport. What to ask for, who can help and what to do if your visa is tied to the job.
Compliance & enforcement
Tribunals, Acas, enforcement bodies and what happens when rules are broken.
24 guides
Compliance & enforcement
Minimum wage naming by area: local cases and repeat names
Our local analysis follows published employer locations, not workers' home addresses. It identifies the biggest cases in each region and retains only reviewed repeat-business matches.
Compliance & enforcement
The Fair Work Agency: how to report an employer that breaks the rules
Keep the evidence, use the right reporting route and protect your tribunal deadline. The Fair Work Agency can require minimum-wage arrears, but holiday pay and sick pay are not yet in its remit.
Named and shamed: what 12 years of minimum wage naming reveals
Twenty-four government naming rounds record £66.9 million in repaid arrears. We examine who was named, what the figures miss and how to recover your own pay.
20 things your employer can’t legally do (UK, 2026)
An unpaid shift, missing tips, a payslip cut for a till shortage. Twenty abuses to check, the limits that matter, and where to take the evidence.
Employer lost its sponsor licence: your visa and pay
Your employer's breach can cost you your job and put your visa at risk. We explain the care-worker exception, how to find a new sponsor and how to claim what you are owed.
Employment tribunal time limits: the new six-month deadline
Most Great Britain claims now have six months minus a day. Earlier acts keep the old limit. Notify Acas in time, even if your employer is still handling a grievance.
Greenwashing at work: does the law protect employees?
Your employer's green claims are not your responsibility to defend. If you expose wrongdoing and lose shifts or your job, whistleblowing law may protect you.
Can my employer monitor me at work?
Cameras, work accounts and trackers do not cancel your right to privacy. Know the limits on employee surveillance, get your records and challenge unlawful monitoring.
What can the ICO do about employee data breaches?
Your employer must answer for mishandling your data. The ICO can force changes and impose penalties, but it cannot award you compensation.
Furlough: do old scheme claims still matter?
Furlough has closed. Some wage claims have not. Check what your employer promised, when the money was due and which route can still recover it.
Modern Slavery Act: what must employers do?
A statement on a company website will not get your passport back or pay your missing wages. We explain the duties that protect you, the reporting rules for large organisations, and where to get help.