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Part-time workers should not be treated less favourably than full-time workers; employers' responsibilities and what part-time workers can do if they're treated unfairly

Overtime law - what is overtime, overtime pay, employee rights, part-time workers and time off in lieu

• Overview

  If you have normal working hours, overtime usually means any time you work…

• Compulsory overtime

  You only have to work overtime if your contract says so. Even if it does,…

• Part-time workers

  Usually, part-time workers must not be treated less favourably than…

• Time off and paid leave

  Time off in lieu (TOIL) Some employers give you time off instead of paying…

• Updated: 11 September 2023

• Updated: 13 January 2016

Employers' responsibilities for different contract types: full-time, part-time, fixed term, agency workers, consultants, zero hours, family members, volunteers and young workers

• Updated: 13 January 2016

Employment status (worker, employee, self-employed, director or contractor) affects employment rights and employer responsibilities in the workplace

Requesting flexible working, how to make an application, what business reasons an employer can give to reject an application and how to appeal.

• Updated: 13 August 2018

What qualifies as ordinary commuting and private travel for tax purposes.

• Updated: 18 April 2024