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Contracts of employment and working hours
 
Employment contracts
A contract is an agreement between employee and employer setting out implied and explicit terms and conditions - written statement of particulars, collective agreements
Contract types and employer responsibilities
Employers' responsibilities for different contract types: full-time, part-time, fixed term, agency workers, consultants, zero hours, family members, volunteers and young workers
Employment status
Employment status (worker, employee, self-employed, director or contractor) affects employment rights and employer responsibilities in the workplace
Continuous employment
Employees working for one employer without a break, employments rights for continuous services, breaks that don't affect continuous service
Fixed-term employment contracts
Employees' rights at work under fixed-term contracts - and what happens if a contract is renewed or ended
Flexible working
Requesting flexible working, how to make an application, what business reasons an employer can give to reject an application and how to appeal
Employers: preventing discrimination
Discrimination policy and equal opportunities in the workplace - sex discrimination, disabled workers, older people, compulsory retirement
Maximum weekly working hours
Working time directive and maximum weekly working hours including how to calculate your weekly working hours and working time limits if you're a young worker
Part-time workers' rights
Part-time workers shouldn't be treated less favourably than full-time workers; employers' responsibilities and what part-time workers can do if they're treated unfairly
Overtime: your rights
Overtime law - what is overtime, overtime pay, employee rights, part-time workers and time off in lieu
Sunday working
The rules for working on Sundays, opt in, opt out arrangements, rules for shop and betting shop workers, special arrangements during the Olympics
Anti-bribery policy
Protect yourself and your business by putting in place an anti-bribery policy for those who work for you and on your behalf
Employer relocation: your rights
When employers move, employees with mobility clauses, what happens with redundancies, compensation, disputes and company takeovers
Night working hours
The rules on working hours - hour and limits, rests, health assessments and terms and conditions
Rest breaks at work
Workers' rights to rest breaks at and from work - length of breaks, how your age affects rest breaks, exceptions to the rules
Workplace bullying and harassment
What to do about bullying and harassment at work - the law, action employees can take and advice for employers about their responsibilities.
 

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