What are the main health and safety regulations? | TUC
WEBSep 28, 2022 · 1. The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999. Also known as the 'Management Regs', the employer’s main duties under these include: operating a written health and safety policy. 2. The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992. The main provisions of these Regulations require employers to provide:
Find a union for you | TUC - Trades Union Congress
WEBYou have a legal right to join a union. It’s illegal for an employer to disadvantage you because you are a union member. Some unions may have restrictions on who can join. This is usually because they represent people in specialist jobs. Generally unions can’t help people with a problem that happened before they joined the union.
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WEBA new TUC poll reveals the majority of workers on zero-hours contracts want regular hours. The TUC is the voice of Britain at work. We support trade unions to grow and thrive, and we stand up for everyone who works for a living. Every day, we campaign for more and better jobs, and a more equal, more prosperous country.
What are my employer's duties under the Health and Safety at …
WEB28 Sep 2022. Your employer's duty under the 1974 (HASWA) is to provide you with a safe and healthy workplace. This includes: a safe system of work; a safe place of work; safe equipment, plant and machinery; safe and competent people working alongside you, because employers are also liable for the actions of their staff and managers;
Working time, breaks and holidays - Know your rights | TUC
WEBFeb 6, 2017 · The Working Time Regulations. These regulations give most workers the following rights: a 48-hour limit on the maximum working week; workers may opt-out and work longer. a 48-hour limit on the maximum working week for night workers; no opt-out is possible. an eight-hour daily limit on night work involving …
What is meant by ‘custom and practice’ in employment terms?
WEB27 Sep 2022. Some terms may be implied through custom and practice in a particular trade or with a particular employer. Terms can also be implied by the conduct of the parties, meaning that they act in such a way that suggests a term has been agreed. For example, it may become customary (over a period of time) to leave early on a Friday, or to ...
Job Vacancies | TUC - Trades Union Congress
WEBNewcastle base but across Northern Region | £45,266 per annum plus £3366 Annual Subsistence Allowance. Closing date and time: Tuesday, October 08, 2024 - 17:00. NEU | Organiser. Newmarket | £52,810 plus £1,308 lunch allowance per annum (to be paid pro-rata) Closing date and time: Monday, October 07, 2024 - 12:00.
Zero-hours contracts | TUC - Trades Union Congress
WEBThe number of people on zero-hours contracts has exploded in the last decade. This means that a growing number of working people don’t have a guaranteed minimum number of working hours. Zero-hours workers are some of the most insecure and vulnerable people in the workforce. But even if you’re on a zero-hours contract, you still have ...
Industrial action | TUC - Trades Union Congress
WEBIn Britain, the right to strike is governed by complex and restrictive industrial action laws. In summary, to count as ‘protected industrial action’, a strike must: relate to a work dispute with your own employer. be supported by a valid secret postal ballot with independent scrutiny, in which at least of half the balloted workers have ...
How unions work | TUC - Trades Union Congress
WEBUnions are groups of workers organised together to win a better deal at work. In most workplaces where unions are active, members will get together to talk about what’s going on – and any problems they are having. The issues most likely to come up are pay, pensions, safety at work, unfair treatment, or simply the way work is organised.
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