Posts by Lesley Furber:

• Does your Employer have World Cup fever?, Jun 2010
• Pay and Wages, Pay cuts, Protection from ‘Unauthorised Deductions’ from your Pay, Apr 2010
• Working Hours, Rest Breaks and Holiday Entitlements – Working Time Directive – and Bank Holidays, Apr 2010
• Important Employment Law changes from 6th April 2010, Apr 2010
• Working Hours, Rest Breaks and Holiday Entitlements – Working Time Directive – and Bank Holidays, Oct 2008
• Am I an Employee, Self-Employed (Freelance) or a Worker?, Oct 2008
• What are my main Employment rights as an Employee, Worker or Freelancer?, Sep 2008
• Written Statements and Contracts, Sep 2008
• How your Employment can come to an end – for Employees, Sep 2008
• Stakeholder Pensions, Sep 2008
• Further information on Fixed Term Contracts, Sep 2008
• Your employment questions answered, Sep 2008
• I’m a freelancer and my employer says they are ending my contract early for financial reasons. Can they do this?, Sep 2008
• I want to leave my job. I don’t have a contract so don’t know how much notice I need to give?, Sep 2008
• My boss is bullying me and I’m really unhappy at work. What can I do?, Sep 2008
• I’d like to contribute to a Pension scheme but my Employer hasn’t got one, what should I do?, Sep 2008
• My Employer has asked me to attend a disciplinary hearing but I don’t know why. What should I do, can I be dismissed?, Sep 2008
• I want to work less hours per week, how can I do this?, Sep 2008
• My Employer says they can deduct money from our pay if they’re not happy with our attendance or work? Can they do this?, Sep 2008
• I’ve been off sick and my Employer says they won’t pay me. What am I entitled to?, Sep 2008
• I think my last boss has given bad feedback about me on a reference. What can I do?, Sep 2008
• As a freelancer I’ve completed work for an Employer but they’re ignoring my invoice. What can I do?, Sep 2008
• My fixed term contract is coming to an end, what can I do? A friend said I could get a permanent contract or redundancy payment, is that right?, Sep 2008
• I work part-time but think I’m paid a lower hourly rate than my full-time colleagues – can this be right?, Sep 2008
• My Employer is making me redundant – can they do that and am I entitled to any money and State Benefits?, Sep 2008
• My wife has just given birth, can I take time off work to be with them?, Sep 2008
• How do I negotiate a pay/rate increase?, Sep 2008
• The Minimum Wage, TV/Film Industry Rates, Agency Workers and Unpaid Work Experience, Sep 2008
• Equal Opportunities and Discrimination, Sep 2008
• Maternity Leave and Pay, Sep 2008
• Maternity Leave and Pay Chart, Sep 2008
• Part-time workers, Sep 2008
• Flexible Working and the Right to Request Time off for Training, Sep 2008
• Whistle-blowing, Sep 2008
• Sickness, Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) and Sick/Fit Notes, Sep 2008
• Income Tax and National Insurance Contributions, Sep 2008
• Pay and Wages, Pay cuts, Protection from ‘Unauthorised Deductions’ from your Pay, Sep 2008
• TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings), Sep 2008
• Grievance Procedures – for Employees, Sep 2008
• Jury Service, Sep 2008
• Redundancy and Statutory Redundancy Pay – for Employees, Sep 2008
• Antenatal Care, Sep 2008
• Parental Leave, Sep 2008
• Adoption Leave and Pay, Sep 2008
• Time off for Dependants – Family Emergencies, Sep 2008
• Paternity Leave and Pay, Sep 2008
• Disciplinary and Dismissal Procedures – for Employees, Sep 2008
• Additional information for Employers part 2, Sep 2008
• Additional information for Employers part 1, Sep 2008
• Useful Links:, Aug 2008
• My new employer wants me to be Freelance but I don’t think I’m eligible?, Aug 2008
• Testimonials received by Workline, Aug 2008
• Privacy, Copyright, Terms and Conditions of Workline, Jan 2008