Introduction to Your Rights

There are lots of situations where we need to know our rights. For example, at work; should I have a contract of employment, how many hours can my employer make me work, what about the minimum wage?

Other times where you might want to know about your rights include:

• Dealing with the police
• If you have a problem with something you bought
• If you feel you were discriminated against, maybe at school or college, or at work

There are many laws to help protect your right to be treated equally regardless of age, disability, race, religion, sex or sexuality, including employment equality legislation. Click on the links on the left for more information.

You can get translated information about immigration, racism and discrimination at www.multikulti.org.uk