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Your rights during redundancy - Volunteering for redundancy
When your employer is planning to make redundancies, you can choose to put yourself forward for redundancy before being selected ('voluntary redundancy').
Final pay when someone leaves a job - Deductions for training courses
Employers can deduct money from pay for training courses if it was agreed in the contract or in writing beforehand.
Suspension during a work investigation - Ending the investigation
How to end a suspension, and what to do when an investigation ends.
Probation periods - Dismissal
What employers should do if they're considering ending someone's employment during their probation.
Handling bullying and discrimination - Formal complaints
How and when employers should deal with bullying and discrimination complaints formally, using a formal grievance procedure.
Employment contracts and the law - Written or verbally agreed terms
What kinds of terms should be written down or agreed explicitly between employers and workers.
Equal pay: employer responsibilities - Answering questions
Advice for employers on how to respond to a statement from an employee or worker who believes they have been discriminated against at work by not getting equal pay.
Early conciliation: getting an agreement - What you need to do
Advice on getting an agreement through early conciliation.
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