Employment law
Calling in sick as a part-timer: are you entitled to pay?
You call in sick and immediately feel stressed. “Will I still get paid now?”Many young people with a side job or part-time job think that
You call in sick and immediately feel stressed. “Will I still get paid now?”Many young people with a side job or part-time job think that
Many young people see it on their payslip: there are breaks are automatically deducted. Sometimes 30 minutes, sometimes even an hour. Even if you’ve barely
Many young people recognize this problem: you’ve worked, but not all hours have been paid. Sometimes it’s a few hours, sometimes systematically missed shifts, breaks
Many young people work as couriers for platforms. Often the contract says that you’re self-employed But in practice it feels like a regular job: fixed
“You don’t need to come in tomorrow anymore.”“This isn’t working; we’re ending it.”“Good luck going forward.” Many young people get fired via WhatsApp. Especially with
Dismissal during the probationary period often feels like the end of the story. Many young people think: “It’s just allowed.”But that is not always true.
Many young people work on a zero-hours contract.That seems flexible, but in practice it often creates uncertainty. From one day to the next, you get
Many young people work through a temp agency. That feels flexible, but it also creates uncertainty. Especially when you’re suddenly told that you don’t need
Summary dismissal is the most severe form of dismissal. Yet this measure is used remarkably often among young people — sometimes too quickly, sometimes even
An employer can dismiss an employee for culpable act or omission. This means that the employee has done or failed to do something so serious