| Like virtually every country, the UK has a set | | | | slips, sick leave, travel allowances and most |
| certain rules and regulations for employing people. | | | | importantly safety insurance. If the job condition |
| These rules are almost similar for British and | | | | is risky and involves risks of accidents, the |
| foreign citizens, except for certain rules that take | | | | employer must equip his employee with security |
| care of immigration and visa related issues. | | | | gear and cover him under an insurance policy. |
| Employment rules in UK can broadly be classified | | | | Similarly, the employee cannot leave his job |
| into three major categories listed below. | | | | unannounced before the contract expires. Both |
| | | | parties must give prior notice to each other |
| 1. Minimum Pay Rules | | | | before terminating the job. |
| 2. Employment Conditions and Contracts | | | | Lastly, the working hours and working conditions |
| 3. Working hours and conditions | | | | must be safe, secure and healthy. If an employer |
| These three regulations have to be met by any | | | | asks his employee to work overtime, he or she |
| employer in UK, if he intends to run his | | | | must be paid for it. Work conditions must not |
| organization smoothly and legally. The UK | | | | have any side effect on the health of employee. |
| government has set a minimum wage for all | | | | If the job conditions are risky and unhygienic, |
| people. Every organization has to pay their | | | | proper care must be taken to minimize the risk |
| workers the minimum wage set by the | | | | involved. |
| government, depending upon the age and job of | | | | As far as foreign workers are concerned, they |
| the employee. The minimum wage may differ for | | | | are subjected to more rules. In the wake of |
| regular and contract employees. Regular | | | | terrorist activities, the government has made its |
| employees may get a higher daily wage than the | | | | immigration policy stricter. Foreign workers must |
| contract or hired employees. | | | | stick to the visa and work guidelines and any |
| Employment conditions and contracts pay | | | | breach of the rule may result in ending their work |
| emphasis on the conditions under which an | | | | contract instantaneously. The payment options |
| organization has hired its employees. At the time | | | | may also differ for the foreign workers. The |
| of joining the company, the employer asks his | | | | employment rules are not only meant for the |
| employee to sign a job contract. The job contract | | | | employers and it becomes the duty of the |
| must meet the guidelines set by the UK | | | | employees to abide by the rules to maintain a |
| government. The employer must provide salary | | | | good work relationship. |