What it means to be legally classed as a worker, and what employment rights workers have.
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Unauthorised absence and lateness - Not turning up for work
What happens when someone does not show up for work and gives no reason or does not contact their employer.
Managing work-related stress - Supporting workers
How to talk about stress, make adjustments and protect workers from discrimination.
Part-time workers - Part-time workers' rights
The rights under the law for part-time employees and workers.
Statutory flexible working requests - The right to request
The statutory (legal) right to request flexible working, who it applies to and what an employer must do if an employee makes a request.
Holiday entitlement - Bank holidays and Christmas
Whether workers have to work on bank holidays. What happens if a bank holiday falls on someone's non-working day.
Implied duties - Duty of care
What an employer's duty of care is and what happens if they breach it.
Call for evidence for new mental health and wellbeing plan – Acas response
Acas Executive response to the government's call for evidence for a new mental health and wellbeing plan.
That old chestnut: learning to trust the homeworker
Acas Chief Executive Susan Clews gives her views on how fostering trust between home workers and managers can maintain an effective working environment during the coronavirus pandemic.
Final pay when someone leaves a job - Pay during the notice period
The person leaving should be paid as normal when they're working their notice period. This includes if they're willing to work but the employer has asked them not to.