This guide is for anyone who has been treated poorly at work and wants to understand if they can take the issue to an employment tribunal. This guide covers the law and process in England and Wales. The process is slightly different in both Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Before you can start your case at an employment tribunal you usually have to have used your employer's grievance procedures, decided who you want to take the case against, and informed Acas. We explain exactly what that means and how you do it. This guide covers the law and process in England and Wales.

Your front door has a lock on it to prevent complete strangers from wandering in and rummaging through your drawers. You need to protect your personal details too, not with locks perhaps, but just as carefully. We explain what your personal details are. The information in this guide applies to England and Wales.

Get to grips with how you can get extra money if you have a health condition or disability that limits your ability to work. Understand how the work capability assessment works and the difference between limited capability for work and work-related activity (LCWRA) and limited capability for work (LCW). Discover what you will need to show on the UC50 form and assessment so that you get the right amount of benefit if you have limited capability for work. This extra money is becoming known as the Universal Credit health element. This information applies in England, Wales, and Scotland. It will

It's sometimes difficult to tell if you are an employee, a worker, or self-employed. It is important to understand which you are, as if you are an employee you have more rights than if you are a casual worker, on a zero hours contract or self-employed. Being a migrant has no effect on your employment rights (as long as you are allowed to work in the UK). On this page we explain how you know which employment status, and what basic rights that means you have. Includes zero hours contracts, agency work and people working in the gig economy. You might be an employee even if your employer says that

The conditions we work in can have a big impact on our health. Your employer has a duty to keep you safe and protect you from things that could damage your health. At one extreme, lax health and safety procedures at work can kill or seriously injure people. At the other, things like uncomfortable seating and computer screens can cause aches and pains, which make life miserable. You could be at risk from psychological illness as well as physical injury. For example, being over-stretched or bullied at work can lead to stress and depression. To avoid these things, both you and your employer

Problems often happen when you take time off work because you are sick, particularly if you are off for a long time or if you have to call in sick a number of times in a short period. Taking leave for your mental health counts as sickness, just like a physical health illness does. An employer is not required to wait indefinitely for you to return to work from sick leave. But dismissing you because you have taken time off because you are ill may not be fair if they have not given you a reasonable period of time to recover. It is important to know what sick pay you are entitled to and if you can

You have a right to be paid for a certain number of holidays whether you work full time, part time or under a zero-hours contract. This is sometimes known as ‘annual leave entitlement’, or ‘statutory annual leave’. The information in this guide applies to England and Wales. Last updated: August 2023

This short guide talks about being pregnant at work and your rights, including maternity leave and pay, and paternity leave. It also covers shared parental leave which is different to parental leave. It is important to know your pregnancy rights at work and your partner's rights so you can plan well for your new family. The information in this guide applies to England and Wales.

Here we explain what rights you have when your job comes to an end - whether that is because you have chosen to leave or because your employer ends the contract (the law calls this ‘dismissed’). There are rules to protect people from being unfairly dismissed (or unfairly sacked, as it is often called). This page explains them, how to resign from a job, and the rules around notice periods, and references. The information in this guide applies to England and Wales. Last updated: July 2023