Your rights at work and trade unions

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Discrimination: your rights

It is against the law to discriminate against anyone because of their sex, religion, disability or certain other personal characteristics ('protected characteristics')
Workplace temperatures

There is no law for a minimum or maximum temperature, but during working hours the temperature in all workplaces inside buildings must be reasonable
Workplace bullying and harassment

What to do about bullying and harassment at work - the law, action employees can take and advice for employers about their responsibilities
Pregnant employees' rights

Legal rights for pregnant employees - including paid time off for antenatal appointments, maternity leave and pay, protection against discrimination and telling the employer about the pregnancy.
Working after State Pension age

Working while taking your pension, State Pension age, retirement age, how long you can work, tax and national insurance, flexible working, discrimination

Working time rules: lorry, bus and coach drivers and crew
- Guidance
- 19 July 2013
- Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Participating in a European Works Council
- Detailed guide
- 31 December 2020
- Department for Business and Trade and Closed organisation: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

Hardworking Brits backed by new employment protections
- 6 April 2024
- Department for Business and Trade
- Press release
Government appoints first Menopause Employment Champion to improve workplace support
- 6 March 2023
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Press release
Government introduces laws to mitigate the disruption of strikes on the public
- 10 January 2023
- Closed organisation: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
- Press release
Lowest paid workers to be given flexibility to top up their pay under government reforms
- 9 May 2022
- Closed organisation: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
- Press release
Government to protect workers’ rights and clamp down on workplace abuse with powerful new body
- 8 June 2021
- Closed organisation: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
- Press release

A Review of the Youth Rates of the National Minimum Wage
- 4 November 2019
- Low Pay Commission
- Research
Low Pay Commission research: 'one-sided flexibility' report December 2018
- 22 January 2019
- Low Pay Commission
- Research
Low Pay Commission Response to the Government on 'one-sided flexibility'
- 17 December 2018
- Low Pay Commission
- Research
BEIS Public Attitudes Tracker: Wave 27
- 8 November 2018
- Closed organisation: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
- Official statistics

Making flexible working the default
- 5 December 2022
- Closed organisation: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 01 December 2021
Good work plan: establishing a new single enforcement body for employment rights
- 8 June 2021
- Closed organisation: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 06 October 2019
Call for evidence: non-statutory flexible working
- 20 July 2023
- Department for Business and Trade
- Closed call for evidence
Protecting and enhancing worker rights after the UK withdrawal from the European Union
- 6 March 2019
- Department for Business and Trade and Closed organisation: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
- Policy paper

Official list of trade unions
- 14 October 2014
- Certification Officer
- Corporate report