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AI in recruitment: can employers use it?
An automated rejection is still a decision you can challenge. Know when you can demand human review, how to spot discrimination and which deadline to protect.
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Discrimination & equality
Long COVID at work: what are my rights?
You do not have to prove you caught COVID at work to get sick pay or disability protection. What matters is how it affects you and which rights apply.
Discrimination & equality
How to make a discrimination complaint at work
You have the right to challenge discrimination. Start with a dated note today, then protect the deadline while your employer investigates.
Discipline & termination
Can I be fired for social media posts?
A post on your own phone can still cost you your job. We explain when dismissal is fair, what protection you have and how to challenge it.
Unions & employee voice
What must employers tell unions in collective bargaining?
"We can't afford it" deserves more than a nod. Your recognised union can ask for the figures behind pay and staffing decisions, and challenge an employer that unlawfully withholds them.
Unions & employee voice
Can unions campaign on environmental issues?
A green campaign can be about your lungs, your shifts or your job. What matters is the demand and the action you take.
Unions & employee voice
What happens to union recognition after a takeover?
A new owner does not wipe out your pay or your union. But the deal's structure, and what happens to your workforce afterwards, matter.
Unions & employee voice
Can gig workers join a union? Your rights explained
You do not need the app's permission to join a union. But your employment status decides whether the law can make it bargain, and what happens if it cuts your work.
Unions & employee voice
Can unions support mental health at work?
A union cannot treat anxiety or depression. It can help you challenge the staffing, hours and treatment that are making you ill.
Unions & employee voice
Can a union help with apprenticeship training?
A learning rep can help you find a course. Your union can press for paid study time and challenge missing training or unlawful apprentice pay.
Unions & employee voice
Can unions challenge the gender pay gap?
A pay gap report is a starting point, not a remedy. We explain how to get the pay evidence, organise with colleagues and challenge unequal pay.
Unions & employee voice
Can trade unions organise online?
Your own phone can bring colleagues together across shifts. That does not give you free use of work email. Here is what the law protects now and what is scheduled to change.