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Employment status |
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| Employment right associated with each status |
Employee |
Employee shareholder |
Worker |
Self- employed |
| (incl. full/ part time & fixed term contracts) |
(incl. full/ part time & fixed term contracts) |
(incl. agency workers, contractors, freelancers) |
(incl. freelancers, consultants, contractors) |
| National Minimum Wage |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Protection from unlawful deductions from wages |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Paid annual leave |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Maternity, Paternity, Adoption leave and pay |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Part-time status (no less favourable treatment) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Fixed-term status (no less favourable treatment) |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Rest breaks |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Right to request flexible working |
Yes |
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| Right to request time to train (companies over 250 employees) |
Yes |
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| Protection from discrimination |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Minimum notice periods |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Collective redundancy consultation |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Statutory redundancy pay |
Yes |
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| Protection from unfair dismissal (gained after 2 years in continuous employment) |
Yes |
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| Protection from unfair dismissal (automatically unfair) |
Yes |
Yes |
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| TUPE |
Yes |
Yes |
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