Employment Law
Bromley Employment Solicitors
Your rights and employer obligations
Meet our hero Bill. He works hard, but is tired, stress and under appreciated. His boss often ups his workload without consulting him. The employer’s approach to managing stress is non-existent and James decides to leave. So that’s the end of the matter, right?
Well, no actually. Just from this brief description, we can suppose that the employer has failed to meet it’s obligations; stress in the workplace has not been managed as per Health and Safety Regulations and the employer has suddenly upped Bill’s work load without even consulting him. Due to circumstances of the employer’s making, Bill has decided to leave. Upon receiving advice from Bromley solicitors, Bill learns that this is actually an actionable employment tribunal claim for constructive unfair dismissal.
Notable employment rights
Even where your employer denies you your rights or you are lead to believe they do not exist, employees in the UK and the European Union as a whole are given many statutory rights, including:
- The right to receive a minimum wage
- Rights to maternity and paternity leave
- The right to work free of discrimination based on disabilities, race, nationality, age, gender, sexual orientation or gender reassignment.
- The right to work free harassment
- The right to be consulted on any major changes to the nature of one’s work or working patterns
- The right to work in a safe and healthy environment where steps to manage stress have been taken
- The right to receive a list of main employment terms within two months of starting work
- The right to hearings, appeals and representation for dismissal
This is by no means a comprehensive list of your statutory rights, but covers a vast majority of the important ones. If you want to have an employment contract looked over; believe you have been a victim of discrimination in the recruitment procedures used by a company; are having problems with stress in the work place or have been unfairly dismissed from your job, Bromley employment solicitors are here to stand up for you and make sure your rights are upheld.
Handling employment disputes
Where possible, it is advisable to use your employer’s internal procedures in order to resolve disputes for the obvious reasons of maintaining and building trust. However, if you have used these procedures and nothing fruitful has come from it, you should think about using formal legal action. There are three methods of solving a dispute: through our own efforts, through mediation and arbitration or an employment tribunal. Bromley employment solicitors are knowledgeable and experienced in resolving employment disputes. Please get in touch to find out more.
Stand up and fight
To find out how Bromley employment solicitors will stand up and fight for you and your employment rights and resolve your employment law issues, please get in touch at your earliest convenience.