Worker rights helpline launched
October 1st 2009 The Government has launched a free helpline for 'vulnerable workers' where they can get advice about workplace rights and report abuses of rights.
The Pay and Work Rights Helpline is part of a wider campaign to raise awareness of workplace rights.
'Vulnerable workers' are defined as people with little knowledge of their rights, who find it hard to access advice and do not have the ability to protect themselves against rights abuses.
The helpline is free to call and provides advice on:
• National Minimum Wage
• Working hour limits
• Employment agencies
• Agricultural Minimum Wage
• Working for a gangmaster
To contact the helpline, call 0800 917 2368, or 0800 121 4042 for textphone. More articles from HSM News Desk: | 
