Reynolds Parry Jones Solicitors

As an employee you have extensive rights under legislation, much of which has been introduced quite recently.

Your rights and privileges include:

Rights to Paid Holiday

Rights to Maternity Leave

Rights to Parental Leave

Protection from Discrimination

Security from Summary Dismissal

You also have other rights at the workplace under the Human Rights Act 1998.

Holidays

Every worker in the UK is now entitled to four weeks paid holiday per annum (Note: these are as per your normal working week so, if you work part-time for 8 hours per week you are entitled to four weeks paid holiday at your normal remuneration of 8 hours per week.)

Maternity Leave

If you are female and have time off work to have a baby, you have the right to return to work within a given time period and to resume your job on the same terms and conditions. Both parents of young children up to the age of 5 are entitled to (unpaid) leave of 8 weeks per annum.

Discrimination

Workers have statutory protection from discrimination on the grounds of sex, sexual orientation, religion, race or disability.

Job Security

Provided you are not in breach of contract you cannot be terminated from your job without being properly compensated, provided you have at least one year's continuous service.

For further information please contact Robert Hill, Tony Hatton or Melanie Saville.

Reynolds Parry Jones Solicitors, 10 Easton Street, High Wycombe, Bucks HP11 1NP
Tel: +44 (0)1494 525941 Fax: +44 (0)1494 530701 partners@rpj.uk.com