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Giving and Accepting Notice
If the employer or employee wishes to end the employment relationship they must give each other notice.
Steps to resolve
When there is an issue in the workplace, employers and employees have a number of options and steps they can take to resolve it, ranging from informal conversations to formal processes and procedures.
Pay and wages
Employees and workers receive some form of payment in return for the work they do.
Jury service
Jury service is a public duty.
The Living Wage
The real Living Wage is based on the cost of living and is voluntarily paid by employers.
Posted worker
Posted workers are sent by their employer to temporarily work abroad in another European Union member state.
Piece worker
Piece workers are paid for the work that they produce rather than the number of hours worked.
Public holidays and bank holidays
Employees are not automatically entitled to paid time off for bank and public holidays.
Disciplinary procedures
Disciplinary procedures are used for dealing with problems with employees' conduct or their performance, which could lead to warnings or dismissal.
Annual holidays
Most workers - whether part-time or full-time - are legally entitled to 5.6 weeks' paid annual leave. Employers can set the times of the year that leave needs to be taken and workers must give the employer notice when they want to take leave.