Accrual of Employment Rights

Qualifying Period

Protection

• pregnancy/childbirth and maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave
• undertaking activities aimed at improving health and safety
• refusal to work on Sundays
• assertion of rights under Working Time Regulations
• performance of duties as trustees of an occupational pension scheme
• making a protected disclosure
• assertion of statutory rights, including right to National Minimum Wage and right to certain tax credits
• claim for union recognition
• trade union reason
• part-time worker or fixed term employee status

52 weeks maternity leave for female employees regardless of their length of service

Protection against discrimination on grounds of sex, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, disability, age, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity

A written statement of particulars of employment, to be received no later than 2 months after starting employment

Guarantee payment in case of lack of work

Payment of salary during suspension on medical grounds for health and safety reasons

Right not to be dismissed on medical grounds for health and safety reasons

39 weeks statutory maternity pay, plus 13 weeks’ unpaid maternity leave

39 weeks statutory adoption pay, plus 13 weeks’ unpaid adoption leave

Up to 26 weeks’ additional paternity leave for fathers of babies or adopted children

Right to request time off to train

Right to request flexible working where the employee has parental responsibility for a child aged 16 or under or a disabled child aged 18 or under