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UK worker rights · plain English

Know where you stand before you have to fight for it.

Type your situation in your own words. We point you to the law, the deadline that matters, and what to do this week.

Always free to read. No employer can see what you ask.
Common questions:

Start where you are

Two ways in, depending on where you are.

01 / Pre-crisis

Something feels off and you want to understand it

A few short questions. We tell you which UK laws may protect you, what the deadlines are, and what to write down this week — without you having to commit to a fight.

Try the Rights Check
02 / Active

You've been dismissed, PIP'd, or offered a settlement

A panel UK solicitor can review what's been put to you, write the letter that needs writing, or talk it through on a 30-minute call. From £29.

See what a solicitor can do

Three free checks you can do right now.

Each takes under two minutes. No account needed. Nothing stored unless you save it.

Tool 01

Check my holiday

Statutory minimum and pro-rated entitlement for your working pattern. Includes the new April 2024 irregular-hours rules.

Open the holiday checker
Tool 02

Check my notice

How much statutory notice your employer or you must give, based on length of service. Compares with your contract.

Open the notice checker
Tool 03

Check my contract

Paste your contract — we flag clauses worth knowing about: post-termination restrictions, deductions, garden leave.

Open the contract scanner

SRA

Every letter and consultation goes through a Solicitors Regulation Authority-authorised solicitor.

ICO

Registered with the Information Commissioner's Office. Your information is not sold or shared.

UK only

England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland. We don't dabble in laws we don't know.

Free first

Most of what workers need is free. You only pay when you need a solicitor's name on something.

What people are reading.

Plain-English guides on the questions that come up most often.

general · sick-pay

Statutory Sick Pay — the £118.75/week basics

SSP is £118.75/week from 6 April 2025, payable for up to 28 weeks, after the first 3 waiting days. Your contract may pay more.

general · fixed-term

Fixed-term contracts — your rights and the 4-year rule

Fixed-term employees have the right not to be treated less favourably than comparable permanent employees. After 4 years of successive fixed-term contracts you are normally treated as permanent.

general · flexible-working

Flexible working — your day-one right to ask

Since 6 April 2024 every employee can make a statutory flexible working request from day one — up to 2 requests in any 12 months. The employer has 2 months to respond.