Information for employers

Anyone employing people must comply with health and safety law, notify the enforcing authority (the council or the Health and Safety Executive) and provide health and safety information to their employees.

For advice on workplace safety regulations, see health and safety at work.

Advice about the Working Time Regulations is available from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) or the ACAS website.

Information about employing disabled people, and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 is available from the Equality Direct website or the Disability Rights Commission.

The DTI website TIGER - Tailored Interactive Guidance on Employment Rights - has information on maternity rights, paternity rights, adoption rights, and flexible working rights, including the changes from 6 April 2003.

The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) publishes a range of books for people managing workplace health and safety.

The Employment Relations section of the main DTI website covers hours of work and part-time work, pay entitlement and the National Minimum Wage, public holidays, employment agency standards, individual employment rights, redundancy arrangements, employee consultation, trade unions and collective rights.