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How employment contracts can be changed, problems with changes and breach of contract

• Getting agreement

  Usually, the employer and employee both need to agree to any contract…

• Making changes

  Once employers have agreed on changes with their staff, they need to:…

• Dealing with problems

  Problems can arise if: an employer tries to change a contract without…

Employees working for one employer without a break, employments rights for continuous services, breaks that do not affect continuous service

Get business support and advice over the phone and online - setting up and running a business.

Protect yourself and your business by putting in place an anti-bribery policy for those who work for you and on your behalf

The rules for working on Sundays, opt in, opt out arrangements, rules for shop and betting shop workers

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

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

The employment status of au pairs, nannies, carers, personal assistants and other people who work in your home - how to tell if they're an employee or not, what happens with the National Minimum Wage, tax and National I…

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

As an agency worker, you have certain rights when using temp, recruitment agencies or employment agencies to find work - pay, holidays, equal treatment, fees.

A contract is an agreement between employee and employer setting out implied and explicit terms and conditions - written statement of particulars, collective agreements

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

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

What you have to do under the Construction Industry Scheme if you're a contractor - registering, filing returns, paying subcontractors and keeping records.

Working time directive and maximum weekly working hours including how to calculate your weekly working hours and working time limits if you're a young worker.

Employees' rights at work under fixed-term contracts - and what happens if a contract is renewed or ended

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

Discrimination policy and equal opportunities in recruitment and in the workplace - age discrimination, disabled workers, gender reassignment, sex discrimination

Holiday entitlement or annual leave - information for employers and workers on entitlement, calculating leave, taking leave, accruing leave and disputes

When employers move, employees with mobility clauses, what happens with redundancies, compensation, disputes and company takeovers