Legal Issues
Below are our 10 articles in the 'legal issues' category:

How agency workers and contract workers have very similar rights to permanent members of staff but how there are important differences which you should be aware of if you intend to become an agency ...

how government laws are there to protect you from workplace discrimination and the grievance procedures you need to follow in order to make a claim for discrimination with an employment tribunal ...

things you should do to ensure as best as you can that the people you employ have a legal right to live and work in the UK. Some of the documents you should ask to see to verify a job applicant’s ...

How criminal background checks are sometimes necessary to protect vulnerable members of society and others from unscrupulous prospective employees. Your legal rights regarding CRB checks and data ...

Grievance procedures whilst at work are necessary to enable fair resolutions to problems that can occur in the workplace. By having a uniform grievance procedure it ensures that problems are dealt ...

How the Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations were introduced to ensure that part-time workers are treated just as favourably as full-time workers. Issues which the ...

how pre-employment screening is necessary for some jobs more than others, what the vetting procedures might entail and how employers have to comply with the Data Protection Act with regard to what ...

How the employment rights act exists to prevent you being dismissed from your job unless there are sufficient legal grounds to do that and correct procedures have been followed. How you should take ...

The Working Time Regulations 1998 are responsible for ensuring that workers understand their legal rights about issues such as the number of hours they work along with paid leave and holidays. These ...

What must be contained in an employment contract and how the terms of the contract cannot be changed without mutual consent between the employer and employee. Implied terms within contract and ...