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What to Do If You Face Discrimination at Work

The Equality Act 2010 protects everyone in the UK from workplace discrimination. Here is how to document what happened, raise a grievance, and use ACAS early conciliation before a tribunal.

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Building a UK-Style CV That Gets Noticed

How to adapt your CV for the UK market: two pages, no photo or date of birth, UK ENIC qualification assessments, tailoring, and where to find free CV help.

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Understanding Your Rights as an Employee in the UK

Plain-English guide to UK employee rights: written contracts, minimum wage, holiday entitlement, the 48-hour week, discrimination protection from day one, and what to do if an employer breaks the rules.

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Your Employment Contract Rights

A practical guide to understanding your employment contract, statutory versus contractual rights, and what happens if your employer attempts to change your terms.

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Whistleblowing: Protected Disclosures

An essential guide to whistleblowing rights, protected disclosures, safe reporting procedures, and legal protections against employer retaliation.

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National Minimum Wage & National Living Wage

Key information on official UK minimum pay rates, who qualifies, how hourly pay is calculated, and steps to take if you are underpaid.

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Holiday Entitlement (Annual Leave)

A guide to your statutory rights to paid annual leave, holiday pay calculations, bank holiday rules, and carrying leave forward.

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Sick Pay: Statutory Sick Pay (SSP)

An explanation of Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), current weekly rates, eligibility requirements, fit notes, and contractual sick pay schemes.

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Working Hours & Rest Breaks

Understand UK working time rules, the 48-hour maximum weekly limit, rest break entitlements during shifts, and night work rules.

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Redundancy: Your Rights

A comprehensive guide to statutory redundancy pay, selection criteria fairness, consultation rules, and notice periods.

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Unfair Dismissal

Learn what makes a dismissal unfair, qualifying service requirements, automatically unfair reasons, constructive dismissal, and tribunal steps.

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Discrimination at Work

A guide to equality rights under the Equality Act 2010, protected characteristics, forms of workplace discrimination, and reasonable adjustments.

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Maternity, Paternity & Parental Leave

A guide to statutory parental rights, including maternity leave and pay, paternity entitlement, shared parental leave, and workplace protections.

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Unfair Dismissal: Your Rights

Losing your job unfairly can cause severe financial and emotional strain. This guide explains continuous service requirements, automatically unfair dismissal grounds, Acas disciplinary procedures, and how to file a claim with the Employment Tribunal.

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UK National Minimum Wage & Living Wage

Every worker in the UK is entitled to be paid at least the statutory minimum hourly rate. This guide details the rate updates taking effect from April 2026, age brackets, working time rules, deductions, and how to recover unpaid wages.

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Reporting Workplace Discrimination

Workplace discrimination on the grounds of personal characteristics is illegal under UK law. This guide outlines protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010, the four main types of discrimination, internal reporting procedures, Acas conciliation, and Employment Tribunal claims.