your rights at work

Most problems at work can be sorted out without going to law. This will always be a last resort and is never easy.

But it always helps to know where you stand, even if you are just having an informal chat with your boss. And of course the worst can happen. Then you need to know your legal rights in a hurry, or know where to go to take further advice.

workSMART can help. You can search our questions database, browse questions by subject by choosing one of the chapters above, use our technical jagon buster or read our suggestions for further free help.Alternatively, you can browse all the questions in this section.

This employment rights database was developed for workSMART by the Department of Human Resource Management at The Nottingham Trent University, and has been edited and updated by TUC employment rights experts. We have done our best to make sure it is up to date and accurate. You should always seek individual advice based on your own circumstances from a qualified adviser before taking action based on the information here. Please read our full legal disclaimer