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Basic Rights at Work
Issue date
21 Jul 2011
a) Types of Work
Part time workers
Fixed Term workers
Agency workers
b) Employment Status
c) Your Basic Rights
Health and Safety
Protection from discrimination
National Minimum Wage
Deductions from pay
Paid annual leave
Working Time
Right to join a trade union
Right to be accompanied
d) Enforcing your workplace rights
e) An introduction to the enforcement agencies - videos
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f) Join a union