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Contracts and hours overview

Advice for employed dentists on contracts, redundancy, flexible working, TUPE and more.

Flexible working

This advice, which is relevant to employed dentists in all settings, provides information about the right to request flexible working, including who is eligible, how to apply, and the obligations on an employer receiving such a request.

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Redundancy rights

This advice sets out the statutory rights of employees in a redundancy situation. The contractual redundancy rights of dentists employed on NHS terms and conditions are also explained.

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TUPE

This advice summarises the employment rights provided by the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006, usually referred to as ‘TUPE’.

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Unsocial hours in the CDS in England

This advice is aimed at dentists employed in the Community Dental Service (CDS) in England who are asked to work unsociable hours (also called unsocial hours) as part of their substantive role.

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