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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
Refusing an offer of an unsuitable council home
If you're already homeless or in temporary accommodation If you're homeless or in temporary accommodation it's best not to refuse an offer of a council home. If you turn down an offer of housing your
Check if you have to work on Sundays
You usually have to work on Sundays if your employer wants you to. The rules are different if you work in a shop or a betting shop. Your employer doesn’t have to pay you more for working on Sundays
If you’re injured because of an accident at work
Having records of your accident will be useful if you make a claim for compensation or you need to claim benefits, including Statutory Sick Pay (SSP). You can have your accident recorded by reporting
Coronavirus - if you need to be off work to care for someone
You might be able to get help if you’re off work caring for someone who is normally looked after another way. This might be because your child’s school is closed or an older person’s carer can’t come
If your agency stops giving you work or treats you unfairly
If your agency treats you unfairly or stops giving you work, what you can do about it depends on whether you're a 'worker' or an 'employee'. Check your contract - you’re a worker unless your contract
Parental bereavement leave - what you're entitled to and how to get it
You have a right to take up to 2 weeks of parental bereavement leave if both of these apply: your child died on or after 6 April 2020 they were under the age of 18 or they were stillborn You don’t
If you're homeless and the council won't house you
If you can’t get housing from the council, there are other options you can try to get somewhere to live. This includes finding somewhere you can stay urgently and a longer-term home. If the council
If you disagree with your neighbour about a wall or fence
If you and your neighbour disagree about a wall or fence, there are things you can do to solve the problem. Examples of problems could be a wall that needs repairing or who should pay to replace
Check the reason you were chosen for redundancy was fair
Your employer has a right to make redundancies, but they must use fair reasons when they choose who to make redundant. You can challenge your redundancy if your employer chooses you for a reason