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Notice Period: How Much Notice You Must Give and Get

How UK notice periods work for employees and employers: statutory minimums, contract terms, garden leave, pay in lieu and what to do if notice is breached.

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The right to be accompanied at work meetings

Your right to be accompanied at disciplinary and grievance hearings: who can come, what they can do, postponing a meeting, and what to do if refused.

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Zero hours contract rights: what you are entitled to

Your zero hours contract rights explained: minimum wage, holiday pay, sick pay, working elsewhere, unfair treatment, and the guaranteed hours reforms coming.

Employment Solicitors Vs HR Consultants: When Employers Need Legal Defence

Understand when employers should instruct employment solicitors for workplace disputes, settlement talks and tribunal claims to protect their position.

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Change of contract without consent: your rights and fire and rehire

Can your employer change your contract without consent? Your options if pay, hours or location are changed, fire and rehire rules, and the 2027 changes.

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Flexible working requests: your rights explained

How to make a flexible working request, what your employer must do, valid reasons to refuse, what changes in 2027, and what to do if you are turned down.

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Ill health dismissal: when it is fair and when it is not

Facing dismissal because of ill health? What your employer must do first, medical evidence, reasonable adjustments, and when you can challenge it.

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Dismissed during probation: what rights do you have?

Dismissed during probation? Your notice, pay and discrimination rights, how the 2027 unfair dismissal changes affect you, and when you can claim.

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Performance improvement plans: your rights on a PIP

Put on a performance improvement plan? What a fair PIP looks like, red flags of a plan set up to fail, and how to respond to protect your job.

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Capability dismissal: your rights and what a fair process looks like

Facing a capability dismissal for performance or ill health? What a fair process looks like, when it becomes unfair, and how to challenge it.

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Bank holiday entitlement: your rights explained

No automatic right to bank holidays off or extra pay. How bank holidays fit into your 28 days, part-time workers, working on bank holidays and 2026 dates.

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Unlawful deduction from wages: when your employer cannot take your pay

When can an employer deduct from your pay? What counts as an unlawful deduction, the time limits, the two-year backstop and how to claim your money back.

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Holiday pay when leaving a job: what goes in your final pay

Leaving your job? How untaken holiday is paid in your final pay, how to calculate it, gross misconduct, notice periods and what to do if it is missing.

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Holiday pay entitlement: what you are owed and how it is worked out

How much paid holiday you are owed, how holiday pay is calculated, what counts as normal pay, irregular hours, carry over and what to do if underpaid.

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References, confidentiality and other settlement agreement terms

The clauses that matter beyond money: agreed references, confidentiality, non-derogatory statements, restrictive covenants, warranties and what to change.

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Negotiating a better settlement agreement

How to negotiate a better settlement agreement: valuing your claims, building leverage, what to ask for beyond money, and the risks of pushing too hard.

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Settlement agreement tax and the £30,000 exemption

How settlement payments are taxed: the £30,000 tax free limit, notice pay and PENP, holiday pay, legal fees, pension contributions and worked examples.

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Settlement agreements explained: what every employee needs to know

What a settlement agreement is, the legal conditions, what you give up, typical payments, tax, references and how to get a better deal before you sign.

Settlement Agreement Calculator Vs Legal Advice: Key Gaps

A settlement agreement calculator can offer a rough estimate, but legal advice helps you assess terms, rights and potential risks before you decide.

Redundancy Consultation Mistakes That Put Employers at Risk

Avoid common redundancy consultation errors that can lead to claims. Speak with experienced redundancy solicitors to protect your business and process.

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Returning to work after maternity leave: your rights

Your rights when returning from maternity leave: your old job back, flexible working requests, keeping in touch days, redundancy protection and holiday.

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Shared parental leave: how sharing leave between parents works

Shared parental leave explained: up to 50 weeks of leave and 37 weeks of pay shared between parents, eligibility, notice periods and taking it in blocks.

Signs Your Employer’s Conduct May Support Constructive Dismissal

Learn which workplace behaviours may amount to a fundamental breach of contract and when constructive dismissal solicitors could help you assess your options.

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Paternity leave and pay: what fathers and partners are entitled to

Paternity leave in 2026: two weeks' leave at £194.32 a week, now a day-one right under the Employment Rights Act 2025, plus notice rules and your options.