CRITERIA

Employment is Freely Chosen

Freedom of Association & Collective Bargaining

Safe & Hygienic Working Environment

Child Labour

Living Wages To Be Paid

Working Hours Are Not Excessive

No Discrimination

Regular Employment

No Harsh Or Inhumane Treatment

Use of Agency Labour

Continual Improvement

General

Code

Law

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Action Plan

Regular Employment - Law

• Agreements may be either written, oral or implied or a mixture of all three. There are a number of specific cases where they must be written ie home workers, part-time, apprenticeships.
• All employees taken on for one month or more are entitled to be given, within two months of the date the employment starts, a written statement setting particulars.
• It is always open to either party to.seek to renegotiate with the other the terms and conditions.
• Probationers - written contract for trial period, not more than 6 months for qualified technicians or 2 months for non-qualified workers. There is no maximum probationary period written into statutory law for other areas.
• Piece-rate workers - the applicable Collective Agreement governs working conditions, including the salary.
• Employees taken on for one or more months, must by law be given a written statement setting out the principal terms and conditions after the first month of employment.
• Employers must not retain original documentation of workers for any length of time.

What this means to you

and check out: UK Immigration Law

see also: Workers Registration Scheme (WRS) - Legal requirements