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

  Know how to negotiate to get your maternity rights at work - or how to use the employment tribunal to win compensation if your employer refuses to follow the law.

• When can a public authority interfere with your human rights?

  Explains when a public authority can interfere with your human rights, to protect the rights of other people, or the interests of the wider community.

• If you’re treated badly after using your employment rights

  Check what you can do if your employer treats you unfairly because you asserted your rights.

• Check the terms of your employment contract

  Check if you’ve got a written statement from your employer and what other documents to look

• Your right to respect for private and family life

  Explains how the right to respect for your family and private life is protected by article 8 of the Human Rights Act 1998 and when a public authority may be breach the article.

• Work out your budget

  Use a budgeting tool to help you understand what you’re earning and spending and where you might be able to cut costs

• How credit cards work

  Information about what credit cards are, how they work, credit limits, interest-free periods and statements.

• Cancelling building or decorating work

  When you can cancel building or decorating work, how to cancel, when you're entitled to your money back, how to negotiate with the trader or company.

• Agency workers

  Overview and content list for agency workers. Check if you're an agency worker, what your rights are and how to check you're being paid correctly.

• Getting benefits if you got ill or were injured at work

  Check if you can claim Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit and how to deal with problems