Advice & Support

Can employees be treated differently with regard to annual leave?

My employer refused my holiday request last year for Xmas week off, saying it was company... read more

Childcare fell through just days into new job

I started a new job recently as a teacher in a secondary school. I went back to work with... read more

Should I have to repay bank holidays due to sick leave?

I work long weekends and receive pro rata bank holidays. Unfortunately, I was off on... read more

At risk of redundancy due to working part time

I have been told that my job is at risk of redundancy because it is part time. I have been... read more

Can flexible hours be changed?

My husband and I work for the same company. My mum passed away in 2017 so we had nobody to... read more

Can I be forced to take a promotion with no pay rise?

I am currently on maternity leave and there has been a restructure at work. I have... read more

Regular overtime being taken away

I have been working for my company for 17 years and am contracted for 22.5 hours a week.... read more

Should extra leave for special holidays be pro-rata’d?

When one of the usual working days of an employee working compressed or reduced hours... read more

Do I need to give up my part-time role to claim Shared Parental Pay?

Shared Parental Pay and adoption

My husband and I have had a child placed with us for adoption. We both meet the criteria... read more

Can I be asked not to take my holiday on certain days of the week?

I work full time hours – 37 hours a week - but work two long days- 8-6 on Monday and... read more

Can I go back to full time if hours were reduced informally during maternity leave?

Increasing hours after maternity leave

If I went part-time following maternity leave, am I entitled to my full time job back at... read more

Does my leave count towards the return to work period for OMP?

OMP payback and annual leave

I have opted for occupational maternity pay from my employer and in the maternity policy... read more

What is fair with regard to paying back enhanced maternity pay?

Asked to pay back enhanced maternity pay in six installments

I have returned from maternity leave and I have found the person who was covering my role... read more

Contract terminated and forced to go self employed

Self employed contract will halve hours

My daughter has worked at a waxing salon for 10 months. Recently she was served the four... read more

Do I have to mention my last employment on my CV?

Employed briefly. Do I have to mention it on my CV?

After being self employed/sole trader for the last two years my business went bust and I... read more

Can my holidays be reduced if my hours are only reduced temporarily?

Holiday rights after temporary reduction in hours

I have been suffering with a really terrible pregnancy which has caused so many issues and... read more

Told I cannot take annual leave for childcare reasons at Christmas

Christmas childcare problem

I would like some advice around understanding my rights as a working mother and taking... read more

Enhanced maternity pay being paid as a bonus

Tax implications of lump sum enhanced maternity pay

My employer is offering me 8 weeks maternity pay at 100% pay then going on to statutory... read more

Job share given my role after sick leave for cancer treatment

Lost job share role after cancer treatment

I have been on sick leave for nearly 10 months due to initially stress and anxiety and... read more

Can I do Shared Parental Leave if I am on a fixed-term contract?

Shared Parental Leave on a fixed-term contract

My husband and I have done Shared Parental Leave before, but our circumstances are... read more

Role changed on return from maternity leave

My wife is a nursery nurse working in a private school; she has just taken a year off on... read more