Protect

To access these services please visit the protection page on the Chamber website or call our membership team on 01223 237414.

CHAMBER FOUR SERVICES

As a Chamber member you have unlimited access to four services - HR, Legal, Health & Safety and Tax. This includes: 5 Advice Lines – HR, legal, health & safety, tax and VAT 3 Document Libraries – HR, Legal, Health & Safety that contains almost 800 templated documents £1,000,000 Legal Expenses Insurance – includes employment cover and Tax Enquiry cover.

Visit https://chambercambs.questcover.com/login or call the helpline on 01455 852037. If you don’t know your log-in details to access this service, please give the team a call on 01223 237414.

EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A WORKER OR EMPLOYEE

An employee is defined as an individual who has entered into or who works under a Contract of Employment. Arising from this status as an employee, a large number of statutory rights have developed. These are: • Continuity of employment on the transfer of an undertaking • Equality for fixed term employees • Guarantee payments • Itemised pay statements • Maternity, adoption and paternity rights • Minimum periods of notice • Not to suffer unlawful deductions from wages • Parental rights • Medical suspension payments • Redundancy rights • Flexible working • Statutory sick pay • Time off during working hours • Unfair dismissal protection • Written statement of the main terms and conditions of employment • Written statement of the reasons for dismissal. A worker is defined as either an employee working under a Contract for Employment or someone who works under a contract other than a Contract of Employment and is offering his personal service in return for remuneration to the employer who is not his/her client or customer. These contracts are commonly called Contracts for Services and such workers are often referred to as non-employee workers. In addition to the statutory rights which apply to employees all workers have a set of main worker statutory rights for which there are no qualifying periods of service necessary before the worker benefits from the rights. These rights are: • Breaks and rest periods • Equal pay • Equality for part-time workers • Health and safety rights • National Minimum Wage requirements • The right not to be discriminated against on the grounds of: - Age - Disability - Race - Religion or belief - Sex or sexual orientation • Paid annual leave • The right not to suffer detriment for inadmissible reasons • The right to be accompanied at discipline and grievance hearings • The right to take part in Trade Union activities • Public interest disclosure (whistle blowing) protection.