Beste Employment Rights Online podcasts (2024)

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#235: Can You Be Sacked For Eating A Sandwich At Work That Is Part of Leftovers From the Management Meeting! 12:11

2d ago12:11

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there This week we answer a listener’s question. Our listener informed us that her friend who is a cleaner was sacked from her agency cleaning job because she ate a cheese sandwich that was left-over from a meeting. We look at whether the action of dismissal was a standard reaction, and what you should do if you find your…

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#234: What’s the Difference Between Making a SAR and a Freedom of Information (FOI) Request to Your Employer When Dealing With Grievances & Disciplinaries! Here’s What You Need to Know! 13:10

9d ago13:10

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there In this week’s episode we look at the difference between a Subject Access Request and a Freedom of Information Request, when used to obtain information from your employer that you might wish to use in pursuing a complaint about unfair treatment at work. It's our view, that the more you are able to acquaint yourself …

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#233: £2 Million In Compensation for A Sex Discrimination Case! Here are Some of the Most Shocking Sex Discrimination Cases Workers Have Won In UK Employment Tribunals! 22:46

17d ago22:46

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there Hi there This week we are completing our look at sex discrimination at work, by looking at some of the more shocking cases that have come through a UK employment tribunal. The aim of this week’s podcast episode is to support an understanding that sex discrimination at work is wrong and that there are steps you can t…

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#232: If You Think Sex Discrimination at Work Has Ended, Think Again. Here's What You Need to Look For If You Think This Is Happening to You! 16:52

24d ago16:52

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there This week we’re into the final topic area of our mini-series on discrimination at work, focusing on protected characteristics. In this week’s episode we focus on sex discrimination at work - not to be confused with gender or gender reassignment discrimination. It's our view, that the more you are able to acquaint yo…

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#231: Can You Be Forced to Work On Sundays? We Discuss This and Other Religous Discrimination Cases In This Week's Podcast Episode! 14:39

1M ago14:39

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there This week we are into part 2 of our religious discrimination mini-series after introducing the topic in last week’s podcast. This week we look at some of the key religious discrimination cases to come to tribunal, to provide a useful backdrop to any concerns you may have ongoing at the moment. It's our view, that th…

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#230: How Will You Know If You Are Suffering Religious Discrimination At Work? Here’s What Will Stand Out About The Way You Are Being Treated! 13:58

1M ago13:58

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there This week we look at an often overlooked area of employment rights which is that of religious discrimination and how you may be able to note that you may be suffering religious discrimination at work. It's our view, that the more you are able to acquaint yourself with your employment rights in this area, the more yo…

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#229: So We Have a New Government And New Labour Are Putting Forward More New Employment Rights For Workers. This Week We Look At What’s In The New Deal For You! 12:36

1M ago12:36

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there After last week’s landslide victory for the Labour Party, this week in part 1 of this mini series, we take a deeper dive into the additional changes the new Labour Government are proposing to introduce to your employment rights, within the first 100 days of government. It's our view, that the more you are able to ac…

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#228: What’s in the Labour Manifesto For Workers’ Employment Rights? Let’s Take a Deep Dive Into What’s On offer! 11:39

2M ago11:39

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Send us a Text Message. Hi There This week, as we count down to the General Election on 4th July 2024 and the suggested Labour government that is said to be coming your way - we thought we would look at what’s in the Labour Party Election Manifesto for employees. Remember, we looked at the Conservative Manifesto in last week’s episode. We're puttin…

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#227: What’s in the Conservative Manifesto For Workers’ Employment Rights? Let’s Take a Deep Dive Into What’s On Offer! 16:44

2M ago16:44

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there This week we look at what’s in the Conservative election manifesto for employees… which might be one of the proposals that encourages you to put your x in a particular slot. It's our view, that the more you are able to acquaint yourself with your employment rights in this area, the more your rights will act as an ea…

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#226: Recognising the Signs of Race Discrimination At Work and the Solutions You and Your Employer Can Take to Make The Bad Treatment Stop! 14:31

2M ago14:31

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Send us a Text Message. Hi There In this week’s second podcast episode about race discrimination at work, we’re going to look at how you recognise the signs of race discrimination and what you your employer should be doing to increase your protection at work. We also take a look at actions you can take to protect yourself at work. It's our view, th…

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#225: Are You Being Treated Differently At Work Because of Your Race? Here Are The Top 4 Legal Areas to Look For If You Suspect Race Discrimination At Work! 16:09

2M ago16:09

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there This week we’re looking at race discrimination in the workplace and the four key areas within which, acts of race discrimination against you could take place. In next week's episode we’ll look at how you recognise the signs of race discrimination at work and what your employer can do to stop this behaviour. It's our…

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#224: It’s 2024 And We’re Just Finding Out That If You Were Made Redundant From Virgin Airlines After Covid, You May Have Lost Your Job Because of Your Age. Here’s What Happened! 13:36

3M ago13:36

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there In this week’s episode we look at a hugely important situation which is brewing for the month of June 2024, when staff at Virgin Atlantic who believe they were unfairly targeted for redundancy due to their age and experience – will begin having their cases heard in Employment Tribunals. The importance of these cases…

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#223: After Denying Him His Paternity Leave, This Father Won His Paternity Leave Case At Employment Tribunal And Was Awarded Over £20,000 in Damages. Here’s What Happened! 15:50

3M ago15:50

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there In our final episode on Paternity Leave, we look at enhanced paternity or partner rights and we look at an example of what can go wrong, when your employer misinterprets your rights and denies your right to fully access your paternity leave or paternity pay. It's our view, that the more you are able to acquaint your…

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#222: One In Four Parents Have Problems Accessing Their Paternity Rights After The Birth of Their Baby. Here’s Are The Reasons Why! 15:48

3M ago15:48

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there In this week’s episode, we look at what can go wrong when you try to enforce your paternity rights at work, to alert you to reasons you might miss out on your paternity leave or paternity pay, and steps you can take to avoid this happening. It's our view, that the more you know your employment rights, the more your …

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#221 When It Comes To Paternity Leave, Partners Are Badly Treated Too! If That’s You, Here’s What You Need to Know! 12:35

4M ago12:35

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there, In this week's episode, we take a look at your rights to Paternity Leave, something which isn’t often spoken about in discussions about employment rights. It's our view, that the more you acquaint yourself with your employment rights, the more your rights will act as an early warning system, to spot bad treatment o…

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#220: Yes You Have New Maternity Rights But You Might Still Be Treated Badly At Work Because You Are Pregnant Or Because You Take Maternity Leave! Here’s What Pregnancy or Maternity Discrimination Might ... 13:57

4M ago13:57

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there In last week’s episode we looked at your pregnancy and maternity protections and your new protection against maternity redundancy… which came online on 06/04/2024. In this week’s episode, we look at what can happen when you employer decides to ignore your employment rights and practice pregnancy and or maternity dis…

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#219: You Now Have Redundancy Protection Until Your Baby is 18 Months Old Because Your New Pregancy & Maternity Leave Employment Rights Started On 6th April 2024. Here’s What You Need to Know! 15:14

4M ago15:14

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there In this week’s episode we look at your new pregnancy and maternity leave protection against redundancy rights which you now have, which came online on 6th April 2024. We look at how these new rights work for you and how the rights sit alongside existing pregnancy and maternity rights which you already have. The more…

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#218: Is Your Employer On The Government’s List of Shame For Not Paying The National Minimum Wage to Workers? Check Here! 13:43

4M ago13:43

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there This week, we finalise our look at the national living wage and the national minimum wage. Today, we focus on the 202 companies who made the Government yearly list of shame for not paying their workers the minimum wage. What’s shocking about the list is that it includes big companies and small businesses crossing ev…

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#217: It’s Past the 1st April 2024. That Means Wages for the Lowest Paid Workers In the UK Must Go Up. Here Are Your New National Minimum Wage Levels! 14:12

5M ago14:12

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Send us a Text Message. Hi There This week is national living wage and national minimum wage week! So, in this weeks podcast episode, we take you through all the new rates for various age groups ranging from apprentices up to the age of 21 and over. We also go through steps you can take, if you find out that your employer has not paid you the corre…

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#216: Think Your Relationship Doesn’t Have Anything To Do With Why You’re Suffering Bad Treatment At Work? Here’s What You May Have Missed! 13:25

5M ago13:25

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there... In this week’s podcast episode, we take a look at marriage and civil partnership discrimination at work. If you think your relationship does not have anything to do with why you might not get a particular job or, why you may be suffering bad treatment at work, think again! And, if you think there isn’t such a thi…

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#215: If You Are Going Through Gender Reassignment And You Are Treated Unfairly At Work,You May Be Suffering Discrimination. Here’s What You Need to Know! 12:06

5M ago12:06

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there This week we focus on the often overlooked area of gender reassignment discrimination and employment rights. Gender reassignment is one of the 9 protected characteristics under the Equality Act. In the UK, the Equality Act 2010 protects you from discrimination based on gender reassignment and this ensures that every…

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#214: Why Anxiety, Depression and Bi Polar Disorder Are Disabilities at Work Which Are Protected By Your Employment Rights! 15:03

5M ago15:03

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there This week we look at the often hidden issue of disability discrimination in the workplace, with a particular look at mental health concerns and reasonable adjustments. We also look at the five complaint areas you can use to organise your experiences of discrimination at work. Our takeaways for this week’s episode ar…

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#213: Are You Being Treated Differently Because of Your Age? Here Are The Top Bad Behaviours to Look For If You Suspect Age Discrimination At Work! 14:53

5M ago14:53

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there This week we look at your employment rights, when age discrimination might be at play and we’ll then look at two cases from employees who are thought to be the oldest and youngest people to win age discrimination cases at employment tribunals. Our takeaways from this week’s episode are, that age discrimination is no…

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#212: Want to Know if You Are Being Unfairly Targeted During Your Job Search? Here Are The Top 5 Employment Rights In Play Before You Have Even Sent In Your CV or Job Application! 15:29

6M ago15:29

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Send us a Text Message. Hi everyone. In last week’s episode, we focused on the key actions you can take to limit the chances of bias in the recruitment and selection process. We follow on with this week’s episode which takes us into the top 5 employment rights you have, when you are entering the job hiring process – which includes the application p…

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#211: You Put WHAT On Your CV 😲 Here Are The Top 13 Things You Should Leave Off Your CV After Losing Your Last Job! 13:30

6M ago13:30

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there In this week’s episode, we look at the top 13 things you should leave off your CV, to improve your chances of getting an interview for the job you are looking for. Remember, the aim of your CV is to get you through the door for an interview. Your CV doesn’t get you the job – so, knowing what to leave off your CV wil…

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#210 Applying for Another Job After Losing Your Job Through Bad Treatment? Here Are Our Top 10 Self Care Points to Remember! 13:51

6M ago13:51

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there In this week’s episode we look at the 10 key points you need to bear in mind, when you have to get back on the job search road, after being forced out of your previous job. When you have less than two years’ service and you are forced out of your job or unfairly dismissed from your job, you probably understand by no…

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#209: The Top 5 Financial Costs You Can Claim For a Breach of Contract Claim In An Employment Tribunal! 12:51

6M ago12:51

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there In this episode which is the last episode of our mini-series on forced changes to your contract of employment, we look at the top five financial costs you can claim for, if you bring a case to an employment tribunal for the bad treatment you have suffered. Remember… If you need help with anything related to breach o…

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#208: Forced Contract Changes Made You to Leave Your Job But You Don’t Have Two Years Service? Here Are The Top 7 Steps You Can Take to Make a Breach of Contract Claim to Challenge That Treatment! 12:59

7M ago12:59

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Send us a Text Message. Hi Everyone In our penultimate episode of our mini-series on forced changes to your contract of employment, we look at your employment rights when you are faced with contract changes that force you to leave your job - but you don’t have two years’ service. We look at the top 7 steps you can take to make a breach of contract …

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#207: The 7 Actions You Can Take When You Are Forced to Accept Changes To Your Contract of Employment! 13:24

7M ago13:24

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there In this week’s episode, we look at what steps you can take if contract changes are forced on you and if you lose your job. We also take a look at the employment rights you have, to challenge your employer’s behaviour. If you need help with anything related to your contract of employment, or help with any other emplo…

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#206: The Three Hostile Ways Your Employer May Try To Change Your Work Contract And How to Challenge This! 13:37

7M ago13:37

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Send us a Text Message. Hi There We hope your employment rights are getting you enthused about challenging unfair treatment at work. Don’t be put off into thinking you have no choice … except to put up with bad behaviour! Following on from last week’s episode on contract changes, this week we look at the three hostile ways your employer might try t…

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#205: New Year, New Attempts to Change Your Employment Contract? Any Attempt to Do This Cannot Happen Unless Key Arrangements Are in Place! 10:43

7M ago10:43

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Send us a Text Message. Your employment rights are the means by which you get to protect yourself at work. Don’t let anyone tell you anything different. Hi there In this week’s podcast episode, we look at whether your employer can change your contract of employment just because the company wants to do this; and we also look at whether employment co…

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#204: It’s 2024! Here Are Our Top 5 Employment Rights Changes You Need To Look Out For This Year! 18:33

8M ago18:33

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there Don’t let anyone tell you your employment rights are not worth the paper they are written on! If you know how to use them… others will think twice about abusing them! Happy New Year to you. We kick off our first episode of the year, with a look at the top 5 employment law changes that are coming online in 2024. And,…

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#203: Your Employment Rights Year in Review. Here’s What Stood Out for Us! 13:14

8M ago13:14

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there If things go wrong at your workplace… no one can deny you the right to protect yourself using your employment rights. Any attempt to do so… is itself… a breach of your employment rights. As we move towards the new year and the start of 2024, we wanted to extend new year wishes to you all. In this week’s episode we t…

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#201: You’re In a Gig Job And You Have to Submit A Self Assessment. You’re Going to Need A Government Gateway ID to Do That😲 Here’s How You Get Yours! 12:55

8M ago12:55

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there This week we look at the process for registering to submit your self assessment by first registering for your Government Gateway ID. However, because somehow we managed to put out the last two episodes in the wrong order, this is the episode for 14/12/2023, which we have put out on 21/12/2023 but we realised too lat…

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#202: You Have Your Day Job and You Are Self Employed. Last Week You Got You’re ‘Government Gateway ID’. This Week You Need Your ‘Unique Taxpayer Reference’ So You Can Submit Your Self-Assessment. Let ... 16:13

8M ago16:13

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there In this week’s penultimate episode in our mini series, we go through how you get your Unique Taxpayer Reference, which you must have, to submit your self-assessment tax return. If you have questions about self registration or queries about any other employment rights matter - you can find all our support links at th…

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#200: I Have a Full Time Job and I Also Do Some Extra Work to Earn Extra Money. Do I Need to File A Self-Assessment Tax Return With HMRC (UK)? Here’s What You Need to Know! 12:55

9M ago12:55

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there We hope your employment rights are doing the job of keeping you informed about how you should expect to be treated at work. Don’t be put off from asking questions. This week we’re into the third episode of our miniseries about the employment rights of Gig economy workers. In this episode, we clarify whether you are …

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#199: What’s the Difference Between an Uber Driver and a Deliveroo Rider? Why One Job Gets Employment Rights and the Other Job is Classed as Self Employed! 11:47

9M ago11:47

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there We hope you are using your employment rights to assert your right to be treated fairly at work. Your employers know you have a right to do this! In last week’s episode, we looked at the major differences in the employment rights, between someone who is self-employed and someone who is an employee or a worker. In thi…

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#198: Why Your Employment Status Can Mean the Difference Between Paid Holidays and No Holidays! 9:52

9M ago9:52

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there The value of employment rights cannot be understated, but are more likely to be understood when you don’t have them - so hold onto yours! This week in our new miniseries, we look at how your employment status can determine whether you get paid holidays and other employment rights and when your status can mean that y…

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#197: If You Work for McDonald’s And You’ve Heard or You Are Worried About Sexual Harassment or Bullying Treatment at Work, Here’s What You Need to Know! 😲 15:39

9M ago15:39

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Send us a Text Message. Hi There In this week’s episode, we take a brief look at the shocking treatment of young workers at McDonalds food outlets, who have faced bullying and harassment on a scale that has been described as ‘truly horrific’. We also give you some pointers about support and action you can take, if you are a victim of what has been …

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#196 Why You Will NOT Work a 4-Day Week If You Work for a Local Council! 😡 12:59

10M ago12:59

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there! We hope you can use your employment rights to protect yourself at work. You have a right to do this. In this week’s episode, we take a look at the battle raging to prevent you from working a four-day week, if you work for a local authority. There are lots of private sector businesses and workplaces that have long s…

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#195: Did You Know Your Future Pay and Promotion At Work Could Be Linked to You Going Back to the Office 5 Days Per Week! 🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️ 14:15

10M ago14:15

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there. We hope you are getting to know your employment rights. Your rights will be really happy to meet you and work for you. As the crisis in recruiting permanent staff continues to bite, employers are thinking of new ways to get you back into the office and once in the office - to get you to stay there for the full five…

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#194: If You Work a Gig Job or Zero Hours Contract There’s A New Employment Right Coming Your Way to Strengthen Your Right to Holiday Pay. Here’s The Information! 14:49

10M ago14:49

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there This week we look at a new employment right coming your way next year, if you are someone that works via the Gig economy or you are on a zero hours contract. The new employment right, will allow you to make an application to your employer, for predictable working hours and you will be able to make two applications p…

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#193: It Was Uniforms Last Week. This Week Let’s Look At Other Things Your Employer Cannot Charge You For When Working Out Your National Minimum Wage! 14:48

10M ago14:48

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there We hope your employment rights are doing the job of keeping you informed. In this week’s episode, we look at several deductions from your wages, which your employer should not use, when calculating a week’s pay for you – especially if you are paid at National Minimum Wage or Living Wage levels. It is important to kn…

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#192: Do You Have to Wear a Uniform At Work? Who Should Pay for That Uniform? There’s An Employment Right for That! 12:14

11M ago12:14

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there We hope you are having a productive employment rights week. This week we’re answering a listener’s question about whether or not, as workers and employees, you should have to pay for you own workplace uniform; or whether the company is responsible for providing your uniform. We also look at the employment rights tha…

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#191: Is Your Probation Contract a Set-Up to Dismiss You? How Would You Know! 14:23

11M ago14:23

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there When your managers and supervisors around you are losing their heads… remember that it’s your employment rights …that will help you protect yours! This week, we’re into the final week of our mini-series on probationary contracts where we look at what happens if you are a long standing employee with years of service …

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#190: Wrongful Dismissal During Your Probation Period? Here’s What You Need to Know to Make a Complaint to an Employment Tribunal!! 13:09

11M ago13:09

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Send us a Text Message. HI there We hope your employment rights are doing their job of letting your employer know, that you must be treated fairly and transparently at work! This week, we’re into the penultimate week of our mini-series on probationary contracts. This week we look at how you can claim wrongful dismissal if you believe you have been …

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#189: The Five Key Things Your Manager Will Do If There Are Plans to Dismiss You From Your Probation Contract 15:07

11M ago15:07

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there We hope you are getting the support you need to access your employment rights… especially if you are on a probationary contract. This week, we are into the fourth part of our mini-series on probationary contracts. Having looked in previous podcast episodes, at definitions of probationary contracts, employment rights…

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#188: The Top Five Key Probationary Survival Actions You Should Follow to Minimise Things Going Wrong During Your Probation Period 13:27

12M ago13:27

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there We hope you are having a productive employment rights week, especially if you are on a probationary contract. This week we continue our mini-series about probationary contracts by sharing our top 5 key probation survival actions so you can do as many things right during your probation period, so that you can be conf…

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#187: Are You or Somone You Know on a Probation Contract? Here Are Your Employment Rights! 16:44

12M ago16:44

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Send us a Text Message. Hi There If you tuned into last week’s episode, you’ll know that we began a mini-series on probationary contracts. Thanks to everyone who sent us comments and questions following that episode. It’s clear that this subject stirs up a lot of issues for you. In this week's episode, we hope to answer some of the questions we rec…

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#186: New Job, New Probation Contract. Here’s What You Need to Look For to Protect Yourself at Work! 13:21

12M ago13:21

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Send us a Text Message. Hi there As we near the end of the summer holidays, we hit the perfect time that lots of people are beginning to look for new jobs – and when you get that new job, one thing all successful job applicants will have in common, is the dreaded probationary contract! Beginning our mini-series on probationary contracts, this week,…

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