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Compliance & enforcement
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.
Hours & leave
Adoption leave: eligibility and pay
You have a right to time off if you qualify as an employee. Check pay separately, then put your notice in writing before the deadline.
Discipline & termination
Can I be disciplined during maternity leave?
Maternity leave does not stop a genuine misconduct investigation. It does stop your employer punishing you for pregnancy or taking leave. Here is what to ask for and how to challenge it.
Hours & leave
AI at work: what rights do employees have?
Software can decide who gets hired, which shifts you work and whether you keep your job. Your employer still has to answer for those decisions.
Contracts & status
Apprenticeship contracts and apprentice rights
Your employer owes you paid training, not just a low-paid shift. Check your agreement, your hourly rate and your options if the apprenticeship ends early.
Unions & employee voice
Collective agreements: do they change my contract?
A union deal can change your pay even if you never joined the union. The question is whether its terms form part of your contract.
Discrimination & equality
Can you take time off for religious observance?
Ask for the day in writing, offer a workable rota change and keep the answer. There is no automatic right to religious leave, but a refusal can be discrimination.
Discrimination & equality
What is racial discrimination at work?
If racism is shaping your shifts, pay or treatment, you have rights. Start by recording what happened and checking the deadline.
Contracts & status
Can AI change the terms of your employment contract?
Your employer is responsible for changes sent through an app. What matters is your contract, your agreement and the law, not what the software recommends.
Hours & leave
Time off for public duties: rights, roles and pay
You can have a right to leave your shift without a right to keep your wages. We explain which public roles qualify, what you can claim and how to challenge a refusal.
Contracts & status
Remote work contracts: what should they cover?
Put the location, office days and costs in writing. We explain what the law requires, what to agree and what changes if you move or your employer wants you back.