Unions & employee voice
How can unions improve workplace inclusion?
A rep beside you, fairer rules for everyone, and someone to check the employer keeps its word. What unions can win, and what the law cannot promise.
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Pay & benefits
Are employee benefits changing? Your contractual rights
A promised benefit can be an enforceable right. Check what you are owed, challenge a cut and separate the law in force from reforms still to come.
Hours & leave
Can AI approve leave requests?
Your employer still owes you paid holiday when an app runs the rota. Here is how to challenge a refusal, check the notice and get a person to look again.
Hours & leave
Can I take time off to volunteer? UK rules explained
A charity shift usually needs your employer's agreement. Check your contract, ask in writing and act quickly if a statutory public-duty request is refused.
Pay & benefits
Employee share schemes: how do they work?
Shares can add to your pay, but an option is not ownership and a tax break is not a guaranteed return. We explain the schemes, the costs and what happens when you leave.
Hours & leave
Phased retirement: can you reduce your hours?
You can ask to work less before retiring, but your employer need not agree. Check the contract terms and pension costs before you commit.
Compliance & enforcement
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.
Pay & benefits
Are employee rewards part of my contract?
Discover how to boost morale with a successful Employee Recognition and Rewards Program tailored to acknowledge your team's hard work.
Hours & leave
Time off for cosmetic surgery: your rights
There is no separate cosmetic-surgery leave right. Recovery that makes you unfit for your job can qualify for sick pay, or you can ask to use paid holiday.
Hours & leave
Unlimited annual leave: what are the rules?
"Unlimited" is only worth what you can actually take. Your employer still owes you statutory paid leave, whatever the handbook calls it.
Hours & leave
Do long hours harm your health? UK hours limits explained
Long hours can damage your health. Your employer must address the risks. Here is how to check your rota, protect your rest and challenge unsafe hours.
Discipline & termination
Gardening Leave: When and How to Use It
You are still employed on garden leave. Your pay continues, but so do your duties. Check what you can do and what your employer should put in writing.