Advice for employers

Workplace safety regulations: Health and Safety at work
Advice about working time regulations: www.acas.org.uk

 

Information about employing disabled people, and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995:

• www.equalitydirect.org.uk
• The Disability Rights Commission
  Under the Disability Discrimination Act, employers of 15 or more people now have a legal duty to make their workplace accessible to people with mental health problems.
• Working Minds' Campaign (toolkit)
• Direct Gov:
  maternity, paternity and adoption rights
  Flexible working hours
• Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
• Silvers of Time
  

DTI
The Employment Relations section of the DTI website covers:

• hours of work and part-time work
• pay entitlement and the National Minimum Wage
• public holidays
• employment agency standards
• individual employment rights
• redundancy arrangements
• employee consultation
• trade unions and collective rights

Advice for employers on best practice can be obtained from the DTI Partnership at Work Fund and the Involvement and Participation Association (IPA) Partnership at Work website.