Your rights at work
Plain English guides to pay, holiday, sick pay, notice periods and references, with pointers to ACAS when you need formal advice.
How UK holiday entitlement and statutory sick pay work, including the 5.6 week rule, bank holidays, part time and zero hours accrual, SSP qualifying conditions and fit notes.
Read, 7 minWhat UK notice periods actually require, how garden leave and pay in lieu work, what your final payslip should include, and what an employer can and cannot say in a reference.
Read, 7 minWho gets the National Minimum Wage, how the National Living Wage differs, the deductions that can make pay unlawful, what a payslip must show, and how to challenge underpayment.
Read, 7 minHow agency pay really works, what the Agency Workers Regulations give you after 12 weeks, what an umbrella company deducts, and the arrangements to walk away from.
Read, 8 min