Employers must pay all workers equal pay for equal work
Employers must provide healthy and safe working conditions and employees must act in a safe and responsible way.
Employers must not discriminate against anyone for a job because of their sex
Employers must not discriminate against anyone for a job because of their race
A consumer can sue a business if it sells them a product that is of poor quality, is not as described and does not fit the purpose for which it is being sold.
An agreement between the employer and employee. It includes conditions such as rates of pay, hours of work, holidays, pension contributions and the amount of notice that must be given if the worker wants to leave or the employer wants to make the worker redundant. Employees taken on for a month or more must be given a written statement of the conditions within two months of the date the job starts.