Employment Rights Act 1996: Core UK employment legislation governing employment rights, including contracts, unfair dismissal, redundancy, and basic employment protections
Equality Act 2010: Legislation protecting against discrimination in the workplace based on protected characteristics such as age, gender, race, disability
Working Time Regulations 1998: Regulations governing maximum working hours, rest breaks, and holiday entitlements
National Minimum Wage Act 1998: Legislation ensuring minimum pay requirements are met for all workers
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988: Primary legislation governing intellectual property rights, crucial for creative content ownership and exploitation
Trade Marks Act 1994: Legislation protecting branded content and trade marks in production
Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977: Legislation regulating unfair terms in contracts and limiting the extent to which liability can be excluded
Broadcasting Act 1990: Framework legislation for broadcasting industry regulation and licensing
Communications Act 2003: Modern broadcasting and telecommunications regulation, including Ofcom's powers and duties
UK GDPR: Post-Brexit data protection regulation governing the processing of personal data
Data Protection Act 2018: UK's implementation of data protection standards, working alongside UK GDPR
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974: Primary legislation ensuring workplace safety and health requirements
IR35 Legislation: Tax legislation determining employment status for tax purposes, particularly relevant for contractors in media
PACT Guidelines: Industry-specific guidelines from the Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television governing production standards and practices
BECTU Agreements: Union agreements setting out standard terms and conditions for technical and production staff in broadcasting
