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YOUR RIGHTS AS AN EMPLOYEE
Firstly, even before you become an employee, you have a right to
YOUR RIGHT
Freedom from discrimination
From your first day as an employee,
Itemised pay slip (showing on first pay day how much you've earned and any deductions)
14 weeks maternity leave (26 from 6/4/03 and after 6 months further 26 weeks unpaid)
Safe working environment
Paid at least the legal minimum wage
(If you've just started work and are undergoing training the weekly minimum may be £3.60 per hour for first six months - If you are over 22 years old, you should receive a minimum of £4.20 per hour.)
Part-time workers have same rights as Full-time
Get paid the same as someone else doing the same job
By two months
Written statment of your Terms of Employment
After 1 year
Protection against Unfair Dismissal
(A Union Official can represent you in a Disciplinary/Grievance Procedure)
After 2 years
Return to work after 40 weeks maternity leave (on 6/4/03 52 weeks after 6 months)
Written statement saying why sacked
(Within 14 days of you asking for it)Employment Relations Act 1999
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