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Employment Rights, Pay and Conditions

Ruth Alexander and guests answer listeners' queries about employment rights, pay and conditions.

Need advice about employment rights, pay, conditions or changing employment law? Call 03700 100 444 from 1pm to 3.30pm on Wednesday or e-mail moneybox@bbc.co.uk now.

If you are required to work regular overtime, a recent judgement means that these regular hours should be included by your employer when calculating your holiday pay. Are you affected?

A new system of shared parental leave begins next month, for parents whose children are born or matched for adoption on or after 5 April next year. What do employees and employers have to do?

Changes to adoption leave and pay also take place next April.

New rights to time off for antenatal appointments for husbands, civil partners and partners are in place now.

If you want to find out how you're affected by changing employment law or to ask about any other employment issue, why not call on Wednesday.

Whatever your question, our employment panel with be ready to offer their help and guidance. Presenter Ruth Alexander will be joined by:

Howard Beckett, Director of Legal Services at Unite.
Stewart Gee, Head of Information and Guidance, ACAS.
Lucy McLynn, Partner, Bates Wells Braithwaite.

Call 03700 100 444 between 1pm and 3.30pm on Wednesday or e-mail moneybox@bbc.co.uk now. Standard geographical charges apply. Calls from mobiles may be higher.

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Wed 12 Nov 2014 15:00

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  • Wed 12 Nov 2014 15:00