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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

• Overview

  Workers over 18 are usually entitled to 3 types of break - rest breaks at…

• Taking breaks

  Employers can say when employees take rest breaks during work time as long…

• Compensatory rest

  Workers may be entitled to ‘compensatory rest’ if they don’t have the…

• Exceptions

  Workers aren’t entitled to the 3 general types of rest break if they work…

• Young workers

  Young workers (above school leaving age and under 18) are usually entitled…

• Disputes

  Workers who can’t take or aren’t allowed rest breaks should speak to their…

Disputes with neighbours - noisy neighbours, barking dogs, statutory nuisances, high hedges, mediation and when your council can step in

• Overview

  Follow these steps if you have a dispute with your neighbour. This guide…

• Talk to your neighbour

  Before making a formal complaint or getting others involved, try to…

• Contact your neighbour's landlord

  If your neighbour is a tenant, you can complain to their landlord. This…

• Use a mediation service

  If you cannot resolve the dispute by speaking to your neighbour, you can…

• Complain about noise to the council

  You can ask your local council for help if the neighbour dispute involves…

• High hedges, trees and boundaries

  You must try to settle a dispute about a high hedge informally before the…

• Call the police

  You should call the police if your neighbour: is violent, threatening or…

• Take action through the courts

  If all else fails, you can take legal action against a neighbour. Taking…

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

You can ride a rented electric scooter on public roads. Privately owned electric scooters can only be ridden on private land.

The rules on working hours - hour and limits, rests, health assessments and terms and conditions

Find out more about elections and referendums in the UK, including the general election, check who can vote in each election and how voting works.

Whistleblowing - what it is, who to tell, what to expect and how to complain if you're treated unfairly.

Who needs to use a tachograph and exemptions; digital and analogue tachographs; guidance for goods vehicles, passenger carrying vehicles (PCVs) and light vehicles

Tax and reporting rules for employers providing social functions, including annual parties, for employees

Rules for online and distance selling for businesses