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  • If you’re fired or unfairly dismissed

    Found in Work / Workers’ rights / If you’re fired or unfairly dismissed

    If the process to fire you has not been handled properly or the reason you’ve been fired is not valid, you can raise a personal grievance with your employer.

  • Days in lieu (alternative holidays)

    Found in Work / Public holidays and work / Days in lieu (alternative holidays)

    If you work on a public holiday and it’s a day you usually work, you may get a paid day off you can take later. This is usually called an alternative holiday or a day in lieu.

  • Working over Easter

    Found in Work / Public holidays and work / Working over Easter

    Only Good Friday and Easter Monday are public holidays. Easter Sunday is not a public holiday, and shops can choose to open if their local council lets them.

  • Going back to work after your parental leave ends

    Found in Work / Parental leave / Going back to work after your parental leave ends

    Find information about returning to work, breaks for breastfeeding, and how to get help with childcare and other costs when you’re back in work.

  • When you get a job offer

    Found in Work / Finding and starting a job / When you get a job offer

    Before you accept a job, you need to agree on your pay, hours and working conditions. You can apply for money to help pay the costs of starting a new job.

  • How many annual holidays you get

    Found in Work / Annual holidays / How many annual holidays you get

    All employees are entitled to at least 4 weeks’ paid annual holidays (annual leave) for each year they have worked for their employer.

  • Trial periods

    Found in Work / Finding and starting a job / Trial periods

    A trial period is a timeframe that employers can use to find out if you are suitable for a job. An employer can dismiss you and you cannot raise a personal grievance for unjustified dismissal if the trial period was valid.

  • Minimum wage

    Found in Work / Workers’ rights / Minimum wage

    Employees must be paid at least the minimum hourly wage rate for every hour worked.

  • Not returning to your job from parental leave

    Found in Work / Parental leave / Not returning to your job from parental leave

    You can decide to leave your job and resign at any time while you’re on parental leave. You just need to give the correct notice and it may affect any holiday pay you’re due.

  • Bereavement leave

    Found in Work / Bereavement leave

    If someone close to you dies, and you meet the employee eligibility criteria, you may be able to take up to 3 days of annual bereavement leave.

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