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Employment Rights
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2nd March 2020 by Norman Davies in Campaigns
Zero Hours Contracts
According to the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS, https://www.acas.org.uk/), a zero-hours contract is a type of contract between an employer and a worker where: your employer does not have to give you any minimum working hours; and you do not have to take any work offered. Workers on zero hours contracts can sometimes find […]
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9th July 2018 by Norman Davies in Campaigns
How we Helped Linda
Almost everyone has heard of Citizens Advice, but far fewer understand the positive impact our work can have on people’s lives. The following story is based on typical events that we regularly see in Surrey. Linda contacted Citizens Advice Waverley when she had been sacked from her job. She was upset and felt that she […]
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27th July 2017 by Norman Davies in Campaigns
Can Too Many Cooks Spoil the Paintwork?
What do a male cook and a female painter have in common? One answer might be that their roles are given as an example of equal value (in terms of effort, skill or decision making) under the Equal Pay Statutory Code of Practice. So, if you are a female painter who gets paid less than […]
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14th June 2017 by Norman Davies in Campaigns
Team Ways your boss can mislead you
Many employers understand the rights of the people they employ and treat them as the law requires. However, we do not live in a perfect world and many do not. Citizens Advice has identified the ten most common misleading statements made by employers “You work for us, but you’ll need to pay your own national […]
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28th November 2014 by manager in Campaigns
Christmas holiday and annual leave
It is generally accepted that Jesus Christ’s birthday is not 25 December. Many historians believe Christians celebrate the birth of their saviour on Christmas Day because they wanted to create an alternative to Saturnalia. This was a festival widely celebrated during Roman times when people thought to be enemies of the state were singled out […]
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