Useful information and advice can be found on the following sites:

AdviceNow

Non-profit website that publishes information on employment rights.
http://www.advicenow.org.uk

Advisory, Conciliation & Arbitration Service

ACAS is a government organisation that provides independent general advice on employment rights.
http://www.acas.org.uk

AdviceGuide

Website with Employment Factsheets published by Citizens Advice.
http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/life/employment/employment_factsheets.htm

Alliance for Legal Aid

Campaigning to save legal aid.
http://savelegalaid.org

Asylum Seekers Support Project

ASAP provides legal advice and representation to asylum seekers without financial support or accommodation. http://www.asaproject.org/web/index.php

Bar Pro Bono Unit

The Bar Pro Bono Unit is a charity which helps to find pro bono (free) legal assistance from volunteer barristers.
http://www.barprobono.org.uk

British and Irish Legal Information Institute

The BAILII website gives free access to UK statute and case law and other legal information.
http://www.bailii.org

Child Poverty Action Group

The leading charity campaigning for a better deal for low-income families and children. Primarily for advisers in this field but has some useful information e.g. on tax credits and benefits.
http://www.cpag.org.uk

Citizens Advice

Find your local Citizens Advice Bureau.
http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/index/getadvice.htm#txt_getadvice_header-Anchor-search

Community Legal Advice

Search the directory to find solicitors and other organisations that specialise in particular categories of law. Website provided by the government’s Legal Services Commission.
http://www.communitylegaladvice.org.uk/en/about/

Cultural, ethnic and language community groups

Links to a variety of groups in on this website
http://www.multikulti.org.uk/agencies/

Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform

Website of the government’s DBERR, with detailed guidance on employment law issues.
http://www.berr.gov.uk/employment/index.html

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)

Government website for information on all aspects of benefits and credits, national insurance and pensions.
http://www.dwp.gov.uk

DirectGov

Government website with information about employment rights.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Employees/index.htm

Disability Law Service

Law centre run by charity that provides legal advice and assistance for people with disabilities in relation to employment rights and other areas of law.
http://www.dls.org.uk

Eastend Citizens Advice

This includes information about the CAB offices in Hackney.
http://www.eastendcab.org.uk

EMPLAW

Website that publishes some free employment law information.
http://www.emplaw.co.uk/emplaw/employeehome/employee.aspx

Employment Appeals Tribunal

Court that deals with appeals against decisions of the Employment Tribunal.
http://www.employmentappeals.gov.uk

Employment Lawyers Association

Search for lawyers who specialise in employment law.
http://www.elaweb.org.uk/membership/findamember.aspx

Employment Tribunals

You can submit a claim to the Employment Tribunal via this website and access information about Employment Tribunal procedure.
http://www.employmenttribunals.gov.uk

Equality and Human Rights Commission

Government body provides information and advice on discrimination on grounds of sex, race, disability, religion and belief, sexual orientation and age, as well as on human rights issues.
http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/Pages/default.aspx

Free Representation Unit

Charity that provides free Tribunal representation in certain types of cases.
http://www.freerepresentationunit.org.uk

Hackney Council

The website of the London Borough of Hackney
http://www.hackney.gov.uk

Hackney Trades Council

Bringing together the trade unions across the borough
http://www.hackneytuc.org.uk

Haldane Society of Socialist Lawyers

Campaigning lawyers group.
http://www.haldane.org

Health and Safety Executive

The HSE website contains useful information about workers’ rights under the Working Time Regulations
http://www.hse.gov.uk/contact/faqs/workingtimedirective.htm

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs

The HMRC website contains useful information about the national minimum wage and other tax and employment issues.
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/nmw/

Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants

JCWI is an independent national voluntary organisation which provides free advice on immigration, refugee or nationality issues.
http://www.jcwi.org.uk

Kalayaan

Works with migrant domestic workers in the UK
http://www.kalayaan.org.uk

Law Centres Federation

The LCF is the umbrella body for Law Centres. You can search for a Law Centre by geographical location on its website.
http://www.lawcentres.org.uk/lawcentres/detail/find/

Law Society

Search for a solicitor using the Law Society’s directory.
http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/choosingandusing/findasolicitor.law

Legal Action Group

The webpage for the campaigning organisation LAG
http://www.lag.org.uk

Legal Services Commission

The website for the LSC (formerly the Legal Aid Board)
http://www.legalservices.gov.uk

Liberty

Campaigning charity that provides advice on human rights and civil liberties issues.
http://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk

Ministry of Justice

Search for Acts of Parliament on this website.
http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk

Office of Public Sector Information

Search for this government website for UK statutes and statutory instruments
http://www.opsi.gov.uk

Public Concern at Work

Charity providing advice and support to whistleblowers
http://www.pcaw.co.uk

Shelter

For housing advice and help with homelessness.
http://www.england.shelter.org.uk

Team Hackney

Team Hackney is Hackney’s local strategic partnership bringing together the key people in the public, private, community and voluntary sectors.
http://www.teamhackney.org

Trades Union Congress

The TUC website provides links to the websites of many trade unions. Many of the union websites are excellent sources of information about rights at work, especially the websites of the larger unions such as UNISON and UNITE.
http://www.tuc.org.uk/tuc/unions_main.cfm#lrU