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Workers' rights to rest breaks at work - length of breaks, how your age affects rest breaks, exceptions to the rules for shift workers, young people, and drivers
Workers over 18 are usually entitled to 3 types of break - rest breaks at…
Employers can say when employees take rest breaks during work time as long…
Workers may be entitled to ‘compensatory rest’ if they don’t have the…
Workers aren’t entitled to the 3 general types of rest break if they work…
Young workers (above school leaving age and under 18) are usually entitled…
Workers who can’t take or aren’t allowed rest breaks should speak to their…
Disciplinary rules and procedures to deal with poor performance and conduct.
You should have written disciplinary rules and procedures to deal with…
Your disciplinary procedures should follow the Acas Code of Practice. Not…
The law does not say exactly how you should investigate disciplinary…
An employee has the right to appeal against a decision made after a…
Understand and avoid all types of anti-competitive and cartel activity including price-fixing, collusion, bid-ridding and sharing markets. Know how to report concerns to the CMA.
All businesses, whatever their size, must understand how they’re affected…
You must avoid all types of anti-competitive activity in your business…
The people who run your business are responsible for ensuring it does not…
The way you report anti-competitive activity depends on the type of…
How to show the MHRA you're meeting good clinical practice (GCP) standards and what to expect from an inspection.
Check what type of drivers' hours rules you need to follow if you drive a goods vehicle or a bus or coach.
Probation is when you serve a court sentence in the community, and can include unpaid work or being supervised after coming out of prison
You must not supply certain single-use plastic items in England, except for some exemptions.
More than twice the number of licences were revoked in the first year of this government than the year before, showing delivery of real action to secure our border.
Employment agencies and businesses must keep proper records and can be inspected by the Employment Agency Standards (EAS) Inspectorate; the records you must keep, how long to store them and what happens if you're inspected
The rules on bringing food or animal products into Great Britain from abroad: restrictions, types of food and the amount you can bring.
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