When must my final pay be paid?
Final pay is normally due on your usual payday. Check what you are owed, whether compensation is separate and how to challenge missing money.
Discipline & termination
Disciplinaries, dismissal, redundancy, notice and settlement agreements.
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Can a former employer discuss why I was dismissed?
A confidentiality breach can put your job or your next offer at risk. Here is what you must keep private, what your boss can share and how to challenge a breach.
Can I be disciplined for repeated absence? UK rules
An attendance trigger is not a verdict. Know when sickness becomes a capability issue, which absences need different treatment and how to challenge a warning.
Can I be dismissed while working remotely?
A video call can end your job. It cannot erase your rights to challenge the reason, the process or missing pay.
Can I be dismissed for theft or gross misconduct?
Theft at work can lead to dismissal without notice, even for a first offence. But an allegation does not settle the case. Here is what to ask for, what to challenge and how to protect your pay.
Collective redundancy: when must staff be consulted?
If your job is in a proposed round of cuts, you have a right to be heard before decisions are final. Here is what to ask today and which deadline is ticking.
Suspended pending investigation: what are my rights?
Suspension is not a finding of guilt. Your employer needs a proper reason to keep you away, and should normally keep paying you.
Can my employer dismiss me without warning?
What ending your employment contract means for your notice, wages and right to challenge dismissal, whether your employer ends the job or you decide to leave.
Can you refuse an exit interview? UK rights explained
You can usually say no. Check any attendance duty before you leave, but do not let an employer make wages you have earned depend on giving feedback.
What is severance pay in the UK?
An exit package can contain money you are already owed and money offered for giving up claims. Separate the two before you sign.
Can you be laid off without pay? Your UK rights
An empty rota does not erase your right to pay. Check what your employer owes before you agree to a cut or resign.
Can I be sacked for being off sick?
There is no fixed sick-day limit that makes dismissal fair. Check your employer's process, what you are owed and how to challenge losing your job.