Garden leave

Definición Fuente de la definición Contexto Fuente del contexto Garden leave is an option that an employee might be offered instead of having to work during their notice period. It entails not working during the notice period but still getting full pay. ACAS (2024) The employee is still employed during garden leave, even though they’re … Leer más

Grievance

Definición Fuente de la definición Contexto Fuente del contexto If a worker has tried solving a problem or concern informally by talking to their manager but they are not satisfied, they can make a formal grievance complaint in writing. The employer should put their grievance procedure in writing and share it with all staff. Government … Leer más

Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS)

Definición Fuente de la definición Contexto Fuente del contexto ACAS is an independent public body that receives funding from the government. To be more precise, it is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) ACAS provides free and confidential advice to employers, employees and their representatives on employment … Leer más

Whistleblowing

Definición Fuente de la definición Contexto Fuente del contexto To expose wrongdoing in the workplace Government of the UK (s.f.) If someone is dismissed for whistleblowing, it will be treated as an automatic unfair dismissal ACAS (2024) Este término también tiene la variante denominativa de “blowing the whistle” (ACAS, 2024). Cabe destacar que el whistleblowing … Leer más

Pay and work rights complaints

Definición Fuente de la definición Contexto Fuente del contexto Employees can make a complaint about their employer or employment agency, or complain on behalf of someone else. Their complaint will be directed to: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), if it’s about the National Minimum WageEmployment Agency Standards inspectorate, if it’s about employment agency legislation (except … Leer más

TURERA

Definición Fuente de la definición Contexto Fuente del contexto Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1993. An Act to make further reforms of the law relating to trade unions and industrial relations; to make amendments of the law relating to employment rights and to abolish the right to statutory minimum remuneration; to amend the … Leer más

Pre-TURERA employee

Definición Fuente de la definición Contexto Fuente del contexto (1) In this paragraph “pre-TURERA employee” means an employee whose employment with his employer began before 30th November 1993 (the day on which section 26 of the Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1993 came into force), whether or not the provisions of sections 1 … Leer más

Bargaining unit

Definición Fuente de la definición Contexto Fuente del contexto The ‘bargaining unit’ is the group of employees that will be represented by the union in the context of a collective negotiation or bargaining. Government of the UK (s.f.) When the bargaining unit has been agreed the union may ask CAC to appoint a SIP to … Leer más

Workforce agreement

Definición Fuente de la definición Contexto Fuente del contexto Agreement made between the employer and employee representatives to make changes allowed under The Working Time Regulations to better suit an organisation’s needs.  A workforce agreement cannot be made if there’s already a collective agreement on the same working time issue.   ACAS (2025) 45A Working … Leer más

Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA)

Definición Fuente de la definición Contexto Fuente del contexto Non Departmental Public Body (NDPB) governed by an independent Board made up of a chair and six members. Its role is to protect vulnerable and exploited workers. Through the intelligence received from their inspections, the public, industry and other government departments, GLAA investigates reports of worker … Leer más