Employment

We can:

Identify your job status and tell you of the rights you have under Statute Law and those you have under your contract
Help you deal with grievance and disciplinary issues
Help you sort out problems with your employer or a colleague at work
Advise on actions you might take if you are dismissed or threatened with dismissal
Advise about your rights if you are made redundant or if you think this might happen
Help you negotiate with your employer if he/she wants to change your terms and conditions of service
Make sure that you are paid all the wages owed to you
Help you to enforce your rights under European rules and Equal Opportunities legislation
Help you identify and challenge any acts of discrimination you have experienced in employment
Advise on benefit entitlement, tax and National Insurance issues

What do you need to do?

To check your statutory rights

Tell us the date you started this job and the number of hours you work each week. You will need to give us details if this has changed. Your age may be important
Tell us whether you think the problems have anything to do with your racial origins, your sex or sexuality, any disability you have or any Trades Union activities you may have undertaken

To check your contractual rights

Bring a copy of your contract of employment and/or letter of appointment. If you cannot find it, your employer might provide a copy. Perhaps your employer has told you what your terms would be. If not, we shall need to know what arrangements the company has previously made in similar circumstances
If you have had your contract changed or have been asked to make changes, or if you are going through a disciplinary or grievance process, any correspondence relating to these event should be brought to the interview

Useful information is provided by a payslip - gross and net pay - National Insurance - tax code. This is particularly important if you think you have not been paid in full.