WORKRIGHTSMAP / PRACTICAL GUIDES

From finding work to life after leaving

Choose your stage. Ten practical guides help you prepare documents, ask clear questions and check relevant official sources.

Find work & prepare a CV →

Choose roles, show relevant experience and check the recruiter.

Interviews & offers →

Prepare examples, clarify conditions and handle screening problems.

Join & pass probation →

Check written terms, first pay and review expectations.

While employed →

Pay, leave, workplace problems and a factual record.

Transfer & changes →

Compare responsibilities, location, pay and employer before agreeing.

Leave a job →

Itemised final pay, handover and documents before signing.

After leaving →

Records, references, benefits and unresolved obligations.

Find work & prepare a CV

Finding work: CV, applications and recruitment scams →

Turn a job description into an evidence-based application, keep track of responses and verify unusual requests before sharing information.

Interviews & offers

Interviews, offers and background checks: questions to ask →

Prepare evidence for the interview, compare the complete offer and record any conditions before making a decision.

Join & pass probation

Starting a job: written terms, documents and first pay →

Compare what was offered with what you sign and what happens on the first day. Keep a copy and identify the next person to ask.

Probation and confirmation: expectations, extensions and decisions →

Ask for measurable expectations, record feedback and distinguish a review decision from the legal rules that apply to ending employment.

While employed

Pay missing or your payslip looks wrong? →

Compare the same pay period, separate gross pay from deductions, and prepare a clear question before choosing a complaint route.

Leave refused, reclassified or unpaid? →

Separate the reason for absence, permission to be away, pay, and any job protection. These can follow different rules.

A workplace problem: what to record and who to ask →

Build a factual timeline, explain the outcome you want, and choose a service that handles your type of problem.

Transfer & changes

Transfer, promotion or pay change: compare before agreeing →

Identify exactly what changes, whether it is temporary and which employer remains responsible for your employment.

Leave a job

Leaving a job: final pay and before you sign →

Keep unpaid earnings, leave, notice, statutory payments and an extra settlement offer as separate questions.

After leaving

After leaving: records, references, benefits and restrictions →

Track remaining documents and payments, check benefit applications separately and get advice about unresolved restrictions or claims.

Explore official employment cases →

Prepare something you can use

Check your payslip, build a timeline, or use the leaving-job checklist. You do not need an account. Personal inputs stay in your browser. These guides organise next steps; they do not determine a claim or replace individual advice.

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