23 mins, 2012        [password required] Key Topics Contracts Of Employment Employment Law Rights At Work Maternity Leave Bullying Victimisation Discrimination Equality Act Redundancy Human Resource Management Personnel How do contracts of employment - and employment laws more generally - help people at work? This film includes some basic facts about employment as well as examples of people with problems at work. CONTRACTS OF EMPLOYMENT 4 mins Anyone who employs anyone - or who is employed - enters into a contract of employment with them. It doesn't have to be a written down - although some types of jobs do require written contracts. One written document an employer SHOULD give an employee is a "statement of employment particulars". A CAUTIONARY TALE 9 mins Hotel worker Teresa has no written contract with her employer Sarah. Teresa is a part-time worker and Sarah thinks a contract is unnecessary. To begin with everything is fine. But later Sarah is surprised to discover that Teresa has actually got a contract - an unwritten one. And Teresa has employment rights, too, that neither Sarah or Teresa were aware of - such as maternity leave. Another problem - when she took her on, Sarah failed to give Teresa a statement of employment of particulars, which she should have done. Sarah becomes unhappy with Teresa's time-keeping - will the absence of a written contact make this problem worse? JOE: "BUT I'M NOT GAY" 5 mins Is Joe a victim of bullying at work? One of his workmates, Nick, is teasing him for being gay (although he isn't). Joe goes to see his boss to ask him to take action. His boss isn't helpful. He says it's all just workplace banter and, because Joe isn't actually gay, he hasn't actually got a case for discrimination. But is this true? ROSIE: "HE WANTED TO TAKE IT FURTHER" 5 mins Rosie's been made redundant. But now she's discovered that one of her more junior employees, made redundant at the same time as her, has actually been re-employed by her former employers. She believes the company has victimised her and that she's been treated unfairly. Can employment law help?

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