Employment rights

   Distinction between employees and self employed

   

   1978 Employment Protection Act

   

   The application of rights depends on the circumstances of employment

   

   Equality of opportunity for employees and job applicants

   

   EC employment law

   EC employment law is sometimes better than English law

   

   Attempts to harmonize employment rights among member states

   l        the problem of standard minimum wage

   

   l        the problem of Sunday trading

   

   l        the right to strike

   

   Vocabulary

   industrial tribunal                                                                            
   single labour market                                                                           
   secret ballot                                                                                  
   to be backed by a trade union                                                                  

   

   Pay

   income

   

   salary

   

   wage

   

   Reasons for not working

   to be dissmissed

   

   to get the sack/to be sacked/to be fired

   

   to be made redundant/to be laid off

   

   to give up work/to quit

   

   to give a week's notice

   

   to be on/to take maternity leave

   

   to be on/to take sick leave

   

   to take early retirement

   

   to be/to go on strike

   

   to be on the dole