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Trades Union Congress (TUC)
Represents people working in Britain. The TUC has published a safety leaflet, 'Your health, your safety: A guide for workers'. It provides information about health and safety rights at work which is translated into 19 different languages. The TUC has also produced a leaflet for people coming to work in the UK from the eight new member countries of the European Union. The leaflet, 'Working in the UK: Your rights', gives information about your legal rights while you work here (Tel: 0870 600 4882). From early 2010, a version of this leaflet for refugees working in the UK will also be available.
Trades Union Congress - Polish language website to support the increasing number of Polish workers in the UK
Run by the TUC in partnership with Citizens Advice and Solidarnosc, it explains the rights workers can expect at work, including health and safety, working time, holiday entitlement and sick pay. There's also information about social issues such as housing and health and guidance about what living and working in the UK is really like.
Worker Registration Scheme
From 1 May 2004, most nationals of the new member states (except Cyprus and Malta) who wish to work for more than one month for an employer in the UK need to register under the
Worker Registration Scheme.
Construction Skills
Supporting the effective integration of migrant workers. Provides details on how Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) cards might be useful.
