Information on employment contracts including changes to contracts, and illegal contracts.

Links to sections which set out your rights regarding your contract of employment, including what must be written in an employment contract, and part-time, agency and zero hours contracts.

Explains your employee rights, and what you can do if there is something in your contract which you think is unfair or don't agree with. 

Your work contract is an agreement between you and your employer, outlining the terms of your employment. Explains what a contract should cover.

Explains what changes your employer can make, and what action you can take if you don't agree with a change to your contract.

Information about zero hours contracts. What they are, what employment rights you get as a zero hours worker and what to do if your employer is not following the law. 

A zero hours contract is a type of employment contracts. It means that you are not guaranteed any work and if you don’t work, you don’t get paid. Explains what rights you do have. Aimed at younger audiences but useful for anyone wanting to learn more about zero hour contracts.

Information about the type of work you can do, the hours, and your pay if you are under 18.

Information about child employment laws and restrictions.

An intern’s rights depend on their employment status. If an intern is classed as a worker, then they’re normally due the National Minimum Wage. Information about the employment rights and pay for interns.

When you leave a job some employers will say you can’t work for a similar business for a certain amount of time. They could also say you can’t set up a business that competes with theirs. Explains the rules.

A helpline which provides free information and advice about employment rights and responsibilities, pay and the National Minimum Wage,discipline and grievance, contracts and terms and conditions,working time, rest breaks and holiday entitlement, equality in the workplace,working for an employment agency or gangmaster and agricultural workers’ rights. The service is free and confidential. The helpline has a free translation service available in over 100 languages.