What are employment rights?
In the UK there are laws made by the government that protect you at work. These are called statutory employment rights. It means that the person you work for must treat you fairly. If they don't they may be breaking the law. The person you work for might give you extra rights as part of your contract or agreement. These are called contractual employment rights.
Do I have employment rights?
Everyone who works in the UK has some employment rights. It doesn't matter where you come from or what job you do.
The contractual rights you have should be written in your contract (if you have one). The number of statutory rights you have depends on something called your employment status. This is decided by the type of agreement or contract you have with the person you work for.
If you have a problem at work, there are steps you can take to resolve it, and people who can help you. We've put together a list of organisations in London who can help with employment rights problems. You may also want to consider joining a Trade Union. Members of Trade Unions can get advice from specially trained representatives on their legal employment rights and problems at work.
What is the Mayor doing to make London a better place to work?
The Mayor promised to make London a fairer city when he was elected, and a big part of this is making sure that everybody who works in London is treated well by the person they work for.
The Mayor is asking businesses and companies in London to sign up to the Good Work Standard which makes them promise to treat the people who work for them fairly.
He also wants everybody who works in London to know what their employment rights are so they can tell when they are being treated badly. If they are being treated unfairly, the Mayor wants to tell people where they can get help and support to do something about it.
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