The world of employment law has hit a particularly bad point recently. On the one hand, more and more companies are refusing to follow statutory laws and employment contracts, as they have been squeezed to the point of near collapse by the government; and on the other hand, the government has only just cut legal aid for many areas of law - yes you probably already guessed it: this includes employment law assistance.
This means that this area of law is caught between a rock and a hard place. An increasing number of employees are finding that they really do need the help from employment law advice solicitors, but soon ascertain that the help is simply not out there for them. If they need to take action against their own employer, they have to fund it in the first place. Ultimately, this means that more and more people will fail to have the access to justice that they deserve.
Such a massive change to legal aid could not have come about at a worse time. Many firms of solicitors that deal with employment law are reporting that new cases for employment unlawfulness are reaching record levels.
With all of this in mind, it may be a case of attempting to deal with breaches of your employment contract yourself. If you suspect that there has been a breach of your contract, it is important for you to go through it as meticulously as you can. Hopefully you will identify the section of the contract that has been breached and then you can simply pursue the official grievance procedure (which all companies are legally obliged to adhere to) in an effort to sort out.
There are certain points of employment law that should automatically be included in your contract. If you notice that a certain point is absent from your contract, that really does not mean that that is the end of the matter. Get online and specifically research the area of employment law you have an issue with. It may well transpire that your employer has a statutory duty to respect your grievance and ensure that they remain within the law in the future.