Rights at Work
Changes to your contract, and whether you have to accept them
Terms are usually changed by agreement, not by announcement. What happens when you do not agree depends on how the change is being…
Rights at Work
Contracts, notice, sick pay and the entitlements people do not claim.
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Rights at Work
Flexible working requests, and what they do to pay
A change in hours or pattern is a change in the contract, and it usually changes what you earn. The pay consequences are the part…
Rights at Work
Probation periods, and what actually changes when one ends
A probationary period is a contractual arrangement rather than a legal category. What it changes, and what it does not, is worth…
Rights at Work
When your employer changes hands, what happens to your pay
A sale, merger or outsourcing changes who pays you. In many systems it is not supposed to change what you are paid, though practice…
Rights at Work
Working time limits, opt-outs and the hours you can be asked for
Most countries cap working hours and require minimum rest. The caps are frequently averaged, frequently misunderstood and sometimes…
Rights at Work
Time off for emergencies, dependants and appointments
Something happens at home during a working day, and what you are entitled to depends on rules most people only read once it has…
Rights at Work
Agency work, and who is actually responsible for your pay
Three parties, two contracts and one worker. When pay goes wrong, the first question is which organisation is supposed to have paid…
Rights at Work
Apprentices, trainees and interns: the pay rules that get bent
Training arrangements attract the largest gap between what the rules require and what actually happens. The label on the role does…
Rights at Work
Unions, collective agreements and the pay terms they set
In many workplaces the real pay scale is set by an agreement rather than by an individual negotiation. Finding out whether one…