Workplace issues
All workplace issues
Choose an issue to read about the support available.
Workplace issues
Disciplinary and grievance
Advice when you face a disciplinary process or want to raise a grievance.
Capability and performance
Advice when you are placed on a Performance Improvement Plan or a capability process.
Discrimination
Advice on discrimination, harassment and victimisation at work under the Equality Act 2010.
Unfair dismissal
Advice when you have been dismissed or expect to be.
Suspension
Advice when you have been suspended from work.
Redundancy and restructuring
Advice when your role is at risk of redundancy or affected by a restructure.
Settlement discussions
Advice when your employer proposes a settlement agreement, a COT3 or a without prejudice discussion.
Sickness absence and adjustments
Advice on sickness absence processes, fit notes and reasonable adjustments.
Flexible working and family matters
Advice on flexible working requests, maternity, paternity and shared parental leave, and treatment linked to family responsibilities.
Employment Tribunal claims
Support for litigants in person presenting their claim, from ACAS Early Conciliation to the final hearing.
More workplace guides
Unfair investigation
Called to an investigation meeting at work in the UK? Understand your rights, what to say, what to bring and how to prepare before you attend.
Unfair disciplinary
Facing a disciplinary hearing in the UK? Understand your right to be accompanied, the fair process your employer must follow, and how to prepare.
Raising a grievance
A clear UK guide to raising a workplace grievance: when to do it in writing, what to include, and how it protects a possible tribunal claim later.
Meeting tomorrow
Called to an HR meeting at short notice in the UK? Understand what to ask, what to put in writing, and how to protect your position before you attend.
Whistleblowing detriment
UK whistleblowing law explained: what counts as a protected disclosure, protection from detriment and dismissal, and how to raise concerns safely.
Harassment or bullying
Bullied or harassed at work in the UK? Understand the difference between bullying and harassment, the Equality Act protections, and how to raise it.
Unfair PIP
Placed on a Performance Improvement Plan in the UK? Understand whether the PIP is fair, how to respond, and how to protect your position before dismissal.
Unfairly sacked
Unfairly sacked? Understand an unfair dismissal claim, qualifying service, deadlines and possible compensation. Get advice before you act.