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Disciplinary procedures your employer has at work - disciplinary hearings, appeals, suspension, dismissal and help and advice

• Overview

  Your employer could start formal disciplinary action against you if they…

• How disciplinary procedures work

  Your employer should put their disciplinary procedure in writing, and make…

• Disciplinary hearings

  Your employer should not take any disciplinary action before meeting with…

• Disciplinary appeals

  If you think disciplinary action taken against you is unfair you can…

• Suspension from work

  When a disciplinary issue is being looked into you might be suspended from…

• Help and advice with disciplinary issues

  There are several organisations that could give you advice about…

Workplace pensions and automatic enrolment - how you're affected, how pensions are protected, what happens if you move job or go on maternity leave and how to opt out

• About workplace pensions

  A workplace pension is a way of saving for your retirement that’s arranged…

• Joining a workplace pension

  All employers must provide a workplace pension scheme. This is called…

• What you, your employer and the government pay

  The amount you and your employer pay towards the pension depends on: what…

• Protection for your pension

  How your pension is protected depends on the type of scheme. Defined…

• Managing your pension

  Your pension provider will send you a statement each year to tell you how…

• Changing jobs and taking leave

  If you change jobs Your workplace pension still belongs to you. If you do…

• If you want to leave your workplace pension scheme

  What you do if you want to leave a workplace pension depends on whether…

• Get help

  For questions about the specific terms of your workplace pension scheme,…

Grievances and disciplinary action at work can be solved by informal discussions, formal procedures, mediation, conciliation or arbitration.

• Overview

  Problems with your employer usually fall into one of two categories:…

• Formal procedures

  You can make a formal grievance complaint or face formal disciplinary…

• Appeals

  You can appeal the result of a grievance or disciplinary procedure. Your…

• Mediation, conciliation and arbitration

  You can get help from a third-party to solve disputes between you and your…

• Tribunals

  If you have been unable to solve a problem between you and your employer,…

• Help and advice

  Call Acas, contact Citizen’s Advice or speak to your trade union or staff…

Apply to set up an arrangement with your employer to be kept informed and to be consulted

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

Your rights to request time off for training or study while in a job

Employees can raise a grievance at work when an informal solution is not possible - grievance procedure, mediation, meetings, appeals

Employer's responsibilities during the process of union recognition.

Lays-offs and short-time working - pay, rights, temporary lay-off, redundancy, taking on extra work, claiming Jobseeker's Allowance, short-time regulations and payments

When a business changes owner, employees could be protected under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) regulations (TUPE) - types of transfers, your rights, contracts, redundancy, where to get help