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• Working on bank holidays

  It’s up to your employer to decide whether or not you have to work on bank holidays. If your place of work is closed on bank holidays, your employer can make you take them as part of your annual leave entitlement. Some employers might give you bank holidays off and...

• What to do if you don't get your maternity rights

  There are steps you can take if: you have problems getting your maternity rights you’re treated badly for asking for your maternity rights you’re treated badly for any reason connected to your pregnancy or maternity It’s important to start these steps as soon as you can. You only have 3...

• Challenge your dismissal

  Read more about how the tribunal will assess your claim and the evidence you’ll need to show. There are 2 ways you might be able to challenge your dismissal: appealing through your employer’s appeal process making a claim to an employment tribunal - if you have a genuine unfair dismissal...

• If you're being harassed or bullied at work

  Harassment is where someone creates an atmosphere that makes you feel uncomfortable - this could be because you feel offended, intimidated or humiliated. If you’re being bullied, your situation might also be harassment under the Equality Act 2010. If it is, you can take action under that law. If the...

• If you have to go to a disciplinary meeting

  You may have received a letter from your employer asking you to go to a disciplinary meeting. This page outlines what a disciplinary meeting is, why your employer has asked you to go to one, how to prepare for it, what will happen at the meeting and what the possible...

• Workplace pensions

  Workplace pensions This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales Get help with Pension Wise If you're approaching retirement, Pension Wise is a free and impartial service from MoneyHelper to help you understand what your pension options...

• If you think you’ve been unfairly treated when applying for a job

  If an employer treats you unfairly, it could be discrimination. This is the case if you’re applying for a new job or for a promotion.  If you think you’ve been treated unfairly when applying for a job, look at things like the: wording of the job advert - like if...

• Claiming constructive dismissal

  If your employer has done something that seriously breaches your contract, you might be able to resign and make a claim to an employment tribunal. This is called constructive dismissal. To be successful you'll need to prove your employer seriously breached your contract and that you resigned in response to...

• Taking your paid holiday

  You can usually take your holiday when you want to but there are some steps you’ll need to follow to arrange it with your employer.  To take your holiday, you’ll need to  check when you can take it give the right amount of notice to your employer - that means...

• Challenge your redundancy

  If your employer did something wrong during your redundancy process, you might be able to challenge their decision. You should start by talking to your employer. You might also be able to use your employer's formal appeals process. If this doesn’t work, you can try to solve your problem through...