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Employment Law Examples In Wake
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How is it regulated & enforced? Although it is parliament who make the employment laws in the UK, it is usually the individual employees and trade unions that actually enforce them.
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Employment law claims in the Great Britain can go through many different court processes: employment tribunals, civil courts, criminal courts and the High Court. Cases can also be appealed in an Employment Appeal Tribunal, the Court of Appeal, the Court of Session and the Supreme Court.
How is it regulated & enforced? Although it is parliament who make the employment laws in the UK, it is usually the individual employees and trade unions that actually enforce them.
The ECJ has ruled that on-call or standby time should not be viewed as working time under the Working Time Directive (relevant to calculating the maximum working week, rest breaks and rest periods) unless the constraints imposed on the worker by national law, collective agreement or the employer very significantly ...
You employer might ask you to work 'on call', also known as 'on standby', outside your usual working hours. You only have to work on call if it's in your contract. If your employer asks you to stay at your workplace and you have to be available to work when they ask, all the time you're on call counts as working time.
Under UK law, an employee cannot be made to work on weekends unless they have agreed to this with their employer. This means that having to work weekends depends on whether there is any provision requiring weekend-working in an individual's contract of employment.
Contractual agreements: if the employment contract explicitly says that employees need to use their personal phones for work, refusal could constitute a breach of contract.
Employees may refuse to be on-call if it violates their employment contract or if they have not agreed to such terms. Employers must provide reasonable notice and compensation for on-call shifts. Understanding your rights can help you navigate your employment situation effectively.