The TUC has launched a new website to help people find out more about their basic rights at work, from the National Minimum Wage, to working time and annual leave entitlements, together with advice on enforcement.
Basic Rights @ Work introduces vulnerable workers – people who have little knowledge of their employment rights, who find it hard to access advice and who do not have the ability to protect themselves against abuses of their rights – to information about employment rights in the UK and how to enforce these rights through statutory enforcement bodies. The site has details of the employment rights that apply to different categories of workers, information about basic rights – from the National Minimum Wage, to working time and annual leave entitlements.
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