workSMART from the TUC

restrictions and limitations

  • Can my employer prevent me from becoming a member of a trade union?  more...
  • Can my employer prevent me from standing for election to a local council?  more...
  • Can my employer prevent me from working for a competitor after I leave?  more...
  • Can my employer prevent me from speaking to my ex-colleagues when I leave?  more...
  • If I invent something at work, can I claim ownership?  more...
  • If I invent something in my own time, does my employer have a claim on its ownership?  more...
  • I am leaving my job, but my employer refuses to give me a satisfactory reference, what should I do?  more...



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This information is taken from workSMART.org.uk, the help and advice portal for all people at work, from the TUC

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