Get Organised - Calderdale and Kirklees Careers Service Partnership

Your rights and responsibilities
There are laws to protect you in work that cover pay, hours, holidays,
equality and health and safety. In return, you have responsibilities, you
should:
• be on time
• ring in early and tell your employer if you are ill and unable to work
• arrange with your employer when you want time off
• be prepared to work hard. Whatever your job, your employer expects
high standards
• follow health and safety training and not do anything to affect
anyone’s safety.
National Insurance Number (NI No)
This is a personal number you will need when you leave school and start
work. It is important - you will be asked for it throughout your working
life.
National Insurance is money taken out of your pay once you earn over
£110.01 a week (2010/11 rate). It is there to provide benefits if you are
unemployed.
You should receive your National Insurance number around your 16th
birthday. If you haven’t got one by 24 June 2011 call the NI Registrations
Helpline on 0845 915 7006.
Can I work anywhere?
If you are under 18, you are not allowed to work
• where there is gambling
• where there is alcohol, unless the work you do is part of an approved
training scheme
• where you have to carry heavy loads, clean machinery or work with
dangerous substances.
You need your parent(s) permission to join the armed services.
Equality
More @ www.equalityhumanrights.com
It is nearly always against the law
to discriminate against anyone in education, work or training because of
race, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion or belief. 69