Human Rights Act 1998 came into force in 2000. It was brought in to add protection to worker's rights in employment. Human Rights is applicable to all employers in the public sector and protects employees from things like discrimination against sexuality.
If the company isn't a public authority, you won’t be able to make a claim against your employer for a breach of your human rights. However, human rights and UK employment law has been integrated into general employment law and is now applicable to all employers, like the right not to be discriminated against because of your sexuality.
You have the right to a private life, this means you have the rights to some privacy in the workplace. You are unable to be monitored everywhere and if your employer doesn't allow this, they'll be breaching your human rights law (as well as United Kingdom law).
Everyone is entitled to the right not to be treated as a slave or made to take part in forced or compulsory work. However, this does not include, any military, community punishment or prison sentence.
It is always best to try and resolve the problem informally first but sometimes this is not possible to which you will then need to make a formal complaint. Once you have given Falconers Law all the relevant information required we can look at your case and distinguish what position you are in.
The results can vary from case to case as it depends on what the claim is for and what type of court action you take. You may be entitled to some financial compensation, but the court will decide what they think you should be compensated for and to what level.
Falconers Law can offer several services for HR and UK employment law. The HR and UK employment law is ever changing and being updated and this can be stressful and time consuming to employers, we keep our information up to date so we can provide with the most recent details. The services we offer can help and assist you to concentrate on the general running of your business, regardless of size or type.
Falconers Law provide you with an experienced law representative to cover a range of topics, for example, contracts, company polices, conditions of employment and many more. We can help you with your HR handbook whether it be updating it or a full re-write Falconers law can assist you with all of HR and UK employment law concerns. Without doing these things correctly you are leaving yourself open to loss of staff, money, reputation and more.
Falconers Law provide these services on a personal business level and work closely with the client to make sure we offer correct and sound advice as they will be tailored to your specific business’s needs.
