Giving notice when you resign
How much notice you need to give, how to give it, and when your last pay is due.
Employment Act 1968
Guides for life events
What the law says when something happens to you, in plain English, with every section it relies on linked.
6 guides about work · Each checked against the official text
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If you were dismissed unfairly
Who can claim for wrongful dismissal, the mediation that comes first, and what the tribunal can order.
Employment Act 1968, Employment Claims Act 2016
If your salary is late
When pay is due, what can be taken out of it, and how to make a claim if it does not arrive.
Employment Act 1968, Employment Claims Act 2016
Hours, overtime and rest days
Who the rules on hours cover, the daily and weekly limits, overtime pay and rest days.
Employment Act 1968
Annual leave, sick leave and public holidays
How much paid leave you are entitled to, when you can lose it, and pay for working on a public holiday.
Employment Act 1968
Hurt at work
When your employer has to pay work injury compensation, and how the accident has to be reported.
Work Injury Compensation Act 2019