Category: Employment Law

What is the Data Protection Act 2018? The Data Protection Act 2018 provides a framework, about how your personal data is used. It was adapted from the Data Protection Act 1998, in order to consider the differences in the digital age. It is linked to the recent General Data Protection Regulations as it is, in […]

What are the Working Time Regulations? The Working Time Regulations 1998 set out that you can’t work more than 48 hours a week on average, normally averaged over 17 weeks. They were amended in 2007 to  be inclusive of workers within other industries, such as the transport industry, that were previously excluded. However you can […]

What is the Health and Safety at Work Act? The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 explores the duties of employers in terms of health, safety and welfare at work for their employees on their premises including temporary workers, casual workers, the self-employed, clients and any visitors including the general public. Employers have a […]

What is the Equality Act? The Equality Act 2010 legally protects people from discrimination, in most environments. It replaced several previous pieces of legislation, that were in place to stop discriminationThere are nine main groups of ‘protected characteristics’ covered under the act. Including age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, […]

What is the Employment Rights Act? The Employment Rights Act 1996 sets out the rights that employees are entitled to in the workplace. The act talks about a range of interesting topics that can affect the employee, such as: Why Does the Employment Rights Act matter? The Employment Rights Act is a crucial piece of […]