Your rights at work : everything you need to know about starting a job, time off, pay, problems at work and much more!.

Foreword; Introduction; Your basic rights; Employment law; 01 Starting a job; Applying for and getting a job; Other rights at work; Your rights timetable and how to use it; 02 Payday; Deductions from wages; Sick pay rights; The national minimum wage; Tax credits; 03 Working time rights; Exemptions from Working Time Regulations; Happy holidays!; The 48-hour working week; Night working; Rights for under-18s; 04 Families and work; Maternity leave; Paternity leave; Adoption leave; Parental leave; Flexible working rights for parents and carers; Time off for dependants.

05 Common problems at workHealth and safety; Stress at work; Other problems at work; Disciplinary procedures; Grievance procedures; 06 Discrimination; The Equality Act 2010; 07 Getting the sack; Dismissal; Redundancy; 08 Enforcing your rights; Employment Tribunals and the courts; Alternatives to Tribunals and courts; Sources of advice and representation; 09 Further information; Useful helplines and advice services; Britain's trade unions; Jargon-buster; Index; Index of advertisers.

Your Rights at Work is a comprehensive, jargon-free guide to the legal rights of the employee and the responsibilities of the employer. Accessible and reliable, it offers real solutions to the problems and issues that can face anyone at work. Using the law is always a last resort, but if you have to take that step, there is practical advice on that too. Topics covered include: starting a job, parental leave and maternity rights, e-mail privacy, dismissal and redundancy, pay and holiday rights, and enforcing your rights. Your Rights at Work is written by employment experts at the Trade Union Con.