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Summary

If your employer hasn’t paid you what they owe you * Getting paid less than minimum wage or living wage * Getting paid when you leave a job * Getting paid if your employer goes out of business or disappears * Check what tips and service charges you're entitled to * Check if you can get sick pay * How to get sick pay * If your employer refuses to pay you sick pay * Getting money after your sick pay runs out * Getting sick pay when you're pregnant * Check if you're working more than the 48-hour limit * If you're working too many hours * Taking rest breaks at work * Check your rights at work if you're under 18 * Working on bank holidays * Check if you have to work on Sundays * Check if you're entitled to paid holidays * Taking your paid holiday * If you can't take your holiday because you're ill * Check you've got the right amount of holiday pay * Working on bank holidays * Dealing with disciplinary action at work * Preparing for a disciplinary or dismissal meeting * If you have to go to a disciplinary meeting * Who can accompany you to a disciplinary meeting * Appealing against a disciplinary decision * Getting a job reference * Getting paid when you leave a job * If your employer.

Key information

  • Check your employment status
  • Check the terms of your employment contract
  • Check if your employer can make changes to your contract
  • If your employer hasn’t paid you what they owe you
  • Getting paid less than minimum wage or living wage
  • Getting paid when you leave a job
  • Getting paid if your employer goes out of business or disappears
  • Check what tips and service charges you're entitled to
  • Check if you can get sick pay
  • If your employer refuses to pay you sick pay
  • Getting money after your sick pay runs out
  • Getting sick pay when you're pregnant

Practical guidance

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Sources

  • Citizens Advice — Work

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