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[cover image][68 pages] May 2025
Stress and mental health at work
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Work-related stress and poor mental health are top priorities for trade unions. Regulators have also consistently listed work-related stress as one of the main causes of workrelated ill health and short and long-term sickness absence. The impact on workers can be devastating, with symptoms including physical and psychological damage, leading to harmful behaviour such as drinking too much alcohol, abusing drugs or smoking. In the worst cases, even workrelated suicide. Though the latest HSE figures show that 776,000 workers were suffering from work-related stress, depression or anxiety, it is often ignored by employers and the regulator, with research showing stress has not been the subject of any ‘successful’ prosecutions in the past 10 years. This guide sets out the main causes and symptoms of workrelated stress and poor mental health, the legal framework that applies and case law examples that reps will find helpful in their work, how to use the HSE Management Standards, and the range of union campaigning and communication activities to prevent stress, making clear the importance of using a collective approach. It also looks at work-related suicide and the role of the coroner. Use this guide to better understand the rights of Safety Reps, the duties employers’ should act on, and what can be done to improve workplaces to ensure that the causes of stress and poor mental health are properly addressed. [More ...]
[cover image][80 pages] March 2025
Contracts of employment
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An employment contract is a legally binding agreement that sets out the terms and conditions under which an individual is employed. It also provides evidence of their employment status as “employee”, “worker” or “self-employed”, which determines the statutory rights that they can access. This LRD guide explains the key features of contract law in a clear way to equip union reps with the knowledge to recognise enforceable contract terms, understand and challenge employment status and identify a breach of contract. It looks at different ways of enforcing contract terms and how to use the law to resist employers’ attempts to impose changes that have not been agreed, including fire and rehire.[More ...]
[cover image][113 pages] February 2025
Case Law at Work 2025 21st Edition
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This is the 21st edition of Case Law at Work, LRD’s annual summary of recent employment law cases. It contains details of cases that are of significance to trade unions, with commentary on their practical implications for union reps. Some of the areas covered: The employment law system Pay and conditions Discrimination TUPE Dismissal Redundancy Categories of worker Trade union rights Whistle blowing Tribunal procedures Case law at work is a companion to LRD’s annual employment law handbook Law at Work. Together, LRD’s Case Law at Work and Law at Work provide an overview of workers’ employment rights, explaining the law in an accessible way, with case examples providing insight into the way the law is applied in practice. They are an invaluable resource for reps involved in negotiating, disciplinary and grievance hearings, and answering members’ day-to-day queries. [More ...]
[cover image][48 pages] January 2025
The Employment Rights Bill
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The Labour government delivered on its commitment to introduce an Employment Rights Bill within its first 100 days of government. It was laid before parliament on 10 October 2024. This LRD guide looks in detail at what the bill contains, including: offers of “guaranteed hours” to workers on zero-hours or minimum hours contracts; day one unfair dismissal rights and the new statutory probation period; restrictions on fire and rehire; repeal of the most restrictive industrial action laws; sick pay and parental leave rights from day one; and collective bargaining in the care sector and for school support staff. Consultation on some of the bill’s provisions has begun and the bill has reached the committee stage of its progress through Parliament. This guide includes amendments proposed by the committee. This LRD guide will help unions prepare for what’s coming and give union reps information they need to start negotiating for a better deal.[More ...]