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Law covering the rights and duties of
employers and employees. In the UK, in the
past, relations between employer and employee
were covered mainly by the common law, but
during the 20th century statute law has
increasingly been used to give new rights to
employees. The first major employment
legislation in Britain was in the 19th
century, regulating conditions in factories.
Legislation in this area culminated in the
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, which set
up the Health and Safety Commission. Other
employees' rights include the right to a
formal contract detailing wage rates, hours
of work, holidays, injury and sick pay, and
length of notice to terminate employment; the
right to compensation on redundancy; the
right not to be unfairly dismissed; and the
right to maternity leave and pay. These are
set out in the Employment Protection
(Consolidation) Act 1978. The Equal Pay Act
1970 (in force from 1975) prevents unequal
pay for men and women in the same jobs.
Discrimination against employees on the
ground of their sex or race are illegal under
the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 and the Race
Relations Act 1976. See also trade union.