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Guidance on workers’ rights and employers’ obligations under the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 and the subsequent secondary legislation.
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hard copy, PDF – "A detailed guide to the national minimum wage"
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hard copy: DTI Publications
online: A detailed guide to the national minimum wage
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Cost: free

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Description of the minimum standards of conducts applying to employment agencies under the Employment Agencies Act 1973.
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Web pages - "Know your rights: the law on Employment Agencies"
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Guide on employment rights on the transfer of an undertaking.
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Web pages - "Transfers of undertakings: a guide to the regulations"
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Guidance on the right to time off for a family emergency.
Format:
hard copy, web pages – "Family emergency? Your right to time off"
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hard copy: DTI Publications
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Guidance on compliance with the regulations on fixed-term work.
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hard copy, web pages – "Fixed-term work: short compliance guide"
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hard copy: DTI Publications
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Information about the sums payable under legislation as it provides for payments to be made to employees in certain circumstances.
Format:
hard copy, web pages – "Limits on payments and awards"
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hard copy: DTI Publications
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Report on the national minimum wage.
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hard copy, PDF - "Government evidence to the Low Pay Commission on the national minmum wage"
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DTI Publications
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Guide for employees on what is the national minimum wage, what counts as pay, what counts as hours, and contacts for further guidance.
Format:
hard copy, PDF - "National minimum wage: a short guide for workers"
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hard copy: DTI Publications
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Guide for employers on what is the national minimum wage, what counts as pay, what counts as hours, and contacts for further guidance.
Format:
Hard copy, PDF - "National minimum wage: a short guide for employers"
Available from:
hard copy: DTI Publications
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Guide on parental leave.
Format:
hard copy, PDF, web pages - "Parental leave: a guide for employers and employees" and "Parental leave: a short guide"
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hard copy: DTI Publications
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Statutory rights in relation to Sunday shop and betting workers.
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web pages – "Sunday shop and betting work: employees’ rights"
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Guidance on the Employment Agencies Act 1973 and regulations.
Format:
hard copy, web pages – "The Employment Agencies Act 1973: guidance on the act and regulations"
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DTI Publications Orderline
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A guide for employees and employers regarding time off for dependents.
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PDF – "Time off for dependents: a guide for employers and employees"
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A guide for employers’ representatives: employers’ representatives on employee’s rights on insolvency of employer.
Format:
PDF – "A guide for employers’ representatives: employers’ representatives: employees rights on insolvency of employer"
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http://www.insolvency.gov.uk/pdfs/guidanceleafletspdf/guideforips.pdf?pubpdfdload=05%2F589(794.9Kb)
Cost: free

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Guidance on the rules for calculating continuous employment and a week’s pay
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web pages – "Continuous employment and a week’s pay"
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Guidance on contracts of employment.
Format:
web pages – "Contracts of employment: changes, breach of contract and deductions from wages"
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Guidance booklet designed to help employers fulfil their obligations under current employment protection legislation.
Format:
web pages – "Dismissal: fair and unfair. A guide for employers"
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Dismissal: fair and unfair. A guide for employers
Cost: free

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Guide to the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998, an act that protects workers who blow the whistle about wrongdoing.
Format:
web pages – "Disclosures in the public interest: protections for workers who blow the whistle"
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