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What every one who works need to
know
www.lawrapido.com is a Legal Research organisation that assists individuals
and organisations as well as potential litigants to determine whether or not
they have a case.
Our service is quick, affordable and utilises the internet for a quick turn
around. For more information please email info@lawrapido.com or Telephone Ben
Oguntala, LLB Hons.LLM, on 07812039867. Legal research starts from £250 and
can be delivered to you in 4 working days.
Contents
Who are you? .......................................................................................................................................... 3
- Employee ...................................................................................................................................... 3
- Worker .......................................................................................................................................... 3
- Self-employed ............................................................................................................................... 3
- Independent contractor................................................................................................................ 3
- Agency worker ............................................................................................................................. 3
- Casual worker ............................................................................................................................... 3
- Temps............................................................................................................................................ 3
- Fixed term employee .................................................................................................................... 3
The law and courts can determine who you are ................................................................................ 3
What type of contract do you have ........................................................................................................ 4
 Employment rights act s1 ....................................................................................................... 4
 Contract for services ............................................................................................................... 4
 Contract of services................................................................................................................. 4
 Expressed terms ...................................................................................................................... 4
 Implied terms .......................................................................................................................... 4
What duties are owed under your contract? ..................................................................................... 4
Work rules ........................................................................................................................................... 4
What type employment issue do you face ............................................................................................. 5
Equal pay issue .................................................................................................................................... 5
Discrimination ..................................................................................................................................... 5
Health and Safety ................................................................................................................................ 5
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Termination of employment ............................................................................................................... 6
Were you wrongfully dismissed? ........................................................................................................ 6
Were you unfairly dismissed? ............................................................................................................. 6
Redundancy ........................................................................................................................................ 6
Transfer of undertakings ..................................................................................................................... 6
Restraint of Trade ............................................................................................................................... 6
Trade unions ....................................................................................................................................... 6
Industrial actions................................................................................................................................. 7
Copyright issues .................................................................................................................................. 7
Data Protection issues ........................................................................................................................ 7
What are the sources of Law available in Employment law ................................................................... 7
 ERA - employment rights act 1996 ......................................................................................... 7
 ERA - employment relations act 1999 .................................................................................... 7
 working time regulations - SI 1998/1833................................................................................ 7
 Race relations Act 1976 .......................................................................................................... 7
What are the tribunal and court systems available? .............................................................................. 7
 Employment tribunal .............................................................................................................. 7
 Employment appeal tribunal - appeal on point of law ECJ ................................................. 7
 Court of appeal (civil division) ECJ ...................................................................................... 7
 Supreme Court ECJ .............................................................................................................. 7
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Who are you?
In your employment, the first thing you need to know is who you are, this may be in your contract,
verbal agreement, conduct or determined by the courts for you.
- Employee
- Worker
- Self-employed
- Independent contractor
- Agency worker
- Casual worker
- Temps
- Fixed term employee
Who you are will determine what level of protection you get from the Law, and sometimes grant you
specific rights.
The Law and courts can determine who you are
- The business test
- The Substitution test
- The self-description
- Multiple or Economic reality test
- Integration test
- Control test
- Mutuality of obligation
- Equal pay act 1970 (EqPA) test
- Sex discrimination act 1975 (SDA) test - Race relation act 1976 test
- Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) test
- Employment Relations Act 1999 test
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What type of contract do you have
The second question is what sort or type of contract do you have, you can have the contract
determined by:
 Employment rights act s1
 Contract for services
 Contract of services
 Expressed terms
 Implied terms
What duties are owed under your contract?
 Duties of the employer
- Duty to exercise reasonable care
- Duty to provide a grievance procedure
- Duty of mutual trust and confidence
 Duties of the employee
- Duty of obedience Duty to adapt
- Duty to exercise care
- Duty of fidelity or good faith
Work rules
 Custom and practice
 Statute provisions
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What type employment issue do you face
We established in (1) who you are and in 2 what sort of contract you have, this sets the basis for
your entitlements and how we can assess the issue you are faced with, which can be:
Equal pay issue
- what is your pay
- what is a relevant “Like work”
- Work rated as equivalent
- work of equal value
- can there be a genuine material factor defence
- Other statutory issues
i. National minimum wage Act 1998
ii. Working time regulations 1998
iii. maternity rights
iv. Human rights
v. Public interest disclosure act 1998
vi. Fixed term employees (prevention of less favourable
treatment) regulations 2002
Discrimination
- Age
- Sex and race discrimination
- Sexual orientation
- Direct discrimination
- Harassment
- Victimisation
- Indirect discrimination
- Indirect sex discrimination
- Indirect race discrimination
- Dress code
- vicarious liability
- Defences available
- Remedies
- Disability discrimination
Health and Safety
 Common law
- Employer's direct liability
- Duty of care
- Safe plant and equipment
- Safe place to work
- Safe system of work
- Provision of competent fellow Employees
- Employer's indirect liability
 Statute
- Health And Safety at work Act - 1974 (HSWA)
- Management of Health and safety at work regulations 1992
- Provisions and use of work equipment regulations 1992
- Manual handling operations regulations 1992
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- Workplace (health, safety and welfare) regulation 1992
- Personal protective equipment at work 1992
- Health and safety (display screen equipment) regulations 1999
Termination of employment
There are three ways in which your employment can be terminated, namely:
 By way of contract
 In breach of contract
 Methods external to the contract
Were you wrongfully dismissed?
 Establishment of the wrong
 Repudiatory breach
 Public law remedies available
 Limitations and damages
Were you unfairly dismissed?
 Can you claim
 Can a dismissal be identified
 The reason for dismissal
 The fairness of the dismissal
Redundancy
 Have you been made redundant?
 Was it a fair redundancy procedure
 What compensations are available to you
Transfer of undertakings
 Transfer of undertaking (Protection of employment) Regulation 2006
 Consultation over transfers
Restraint of Trade
 Competition whilst employed
 Garden leave
 Restrictive covenants
Trade unions
 Trade Union and Labour Relations (consolidation ) Act 1992
 European convention on Human Rights Article 11
 Is your matter in relation to membership in a Trade union?
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Industrial actions
 Is the issue in relation to an industrial action?
 Was an official or unofficial action?
 Golden formula
 Immunity for liability
 How does the law relating to picketing apply to your actions?
Copyright issues
 Is the work you did considered your work or your company’s Intellectual Property?
 What are your moral and economic rights in the work you produce for your company?
Data Protection issues
 Has your Data Protection or privacy rights been breached
What are the sources of Law available in Employment law
 ERA - employment rights act 1996
 ERA - employment relations act 1999
 working time regulations - SI 1998/1833
 Race relations Act 1976
What are the tribunal and court systems available?
 Employment tribunal
 Employment appeal tribunal - appeal on point of law ECJ
 Court of appeal (civil division) ECJ
 Supreme Court ECJ
To carry out a Legal Research contact us via email – info@lawrapido.com or telephone Ben Oguntala
on 07812039867.
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