All employees are entitled to be paid for the work they have done. They are also entitled to be paid if they are ready and willing to work but their employer has not provided them with any work to do.
If you're an employee, you're entitled to be paid if you can't work because you are off sick or away from work on maternity leave, paternity leave or adoption leave, or parental leave.
You are also allowed a certain number of days paid holiday a year.
Holidays
Working Time Regulations state that all workers must have a minimum of four weeks' paid leave per year. This is based upon your 'average' working week, so a full-time worker is entitled to a minimum of 24 days.
Changes of Contract
Contracts are legally binding documents, but they are changeable. Your employer can make minor changes to your contract, so long as (s)he gives a months' notice. The law is vague here, and it is possible for your employer to make changes without you, but they must not do so entirely without consultation with you first.
Apprenticeships
Most people undertaking apprenticeships are legally classed as employees. You should receive a contract which makes it clear whether or not you are an employee. This should also include the hours you are expected to work, giving enough time for studying outside of work hours.
Flexible Working
If you have a child under the age of 6, or a child who is disabled and under the age of 18, you are able to consult with your employer regarding flexible working hours. You must initiate this, and it must be done in writing.
All workers have the right to join a union. It is illegal for an employer to prevent you from joining a union, and also for an employer to discriminate against you for being a member of a union. This also applies to non-unionised workers.
If you are an employee, dismissal due to union membership is automatically unfair dismissal. If you do not have employee status (e.g. if you are an agency worker), this is not unfair dismissal although you can make a legal claim for detriment if dismissed in this way.
Discrimination according to the law is defined as when an employer treats you less favourably than other employees due to sex, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief, disability or the membership of a union.
This is distinct from harassment (a form of discrimination), which is an employee being singled out or victimised due to one of the above.
Young Workers
Young workers are those under the age of 18
Young workers are defined as having reached the age at which compulsory schooling is no longer in effect (usually 15 or 16 depending on the birthdate), and under the age of 18.
The law states that children are allowed to work if they are 14 or older, but local legislation can change this to as low as 13 for some jobs.
Le salaire minimum, si vous avez plus de 21 ans, est £5.52 de l’heure.
On ne peut pas vous obliger à travailler plus de 48 heures par semaine.
Vous avez droit à de vraies pauses.
Vous avez droit à des vacances.
Vous avez droit à travailler en toute sécurité.
Votre patron n’a pas le droit de vous harceler.
C’est votre droit de travailler dans la dignité, et de ne pas être traités en esclave.
C’est votre droit d’être membre d’un syndicat.
Le syndicat est là pour protéger vos droits de travailleurs/ses.
Zgodnie z prawem, jeśli masz powyżej 21 lat, minimalne wynagrodzenie wynosi 5,52 £ za godzinę.
Nikt nie może cię zmusić do pracy powyżej 48 godzin w tygodniu.
Masz prawo do porządnych przerw w pracy.
Masz prawo do dni wolnych.
Masz prawo pracować w bezpiecznym miejscu pracy.
Twój szef nie ma prawa cię terroryzować, napastować ani dyskryminować.
Masz prawo pracować z godnością, a nie być traktowanym jak niewolnik.
Masz prawo wstąpić do związku zawodowego.
Związek zawodowy jest po to, by chronić twoje interesy jako pracownika.