Many of the G8 countries are known to have relaxed labor markets. The United Kingdom is also part of them. Both the employer and worker have rights and are given protection through a set of laws, making it appealing to conduct business in the country. With ongoing awareness about worker’s rights, the worker believes that they need to have more. Some rights mentioned by Noblet(2018) were equal pay, coming back to work after having a child, maternal/paternal leaves, no discrimination for age, race, gender, religion, work arrangement, and many more. The job applicant can take legal action against the employer if they are not followed properly. The full-time workers are also given almost a month and half of the holiday pay, sick leave, overtime wage of time and half, protection for whistleblowers, and regulated rest breaks.
Some practices that the employer is allowed to do to some extent to ensure that everything goes smoothly in the workplace are: looking at criminal records, medical history, drug screening, credit checks, immigration status, social media, etc. They are also allowed to monitor the internet activity of employees and make sure the work is being done properly and intellectual property is not being stolen. They also have been notified if the employee will be leaving the company ahead of time to find an arrangement for it. As one of the most advanced and developed nations, the United Kingdom protects both parties the employer and the employee involved in the business.
