Workplace Rights When Starting a New Job

In-House Training in Scotland

Workplace Rights When Starting a New Job

This practical session supports disabled people who are about to start a new job. It helps them prepare for their first days and weeks — with a focus on their legal rights, how to ask for support, and what they’re entitled to from day one.

Ideal for employability and supported employment programmes, it’s rights-based, encouraging, and grounded in real-world workplace situations.

Understand Your Rights from Day On

Learn what legal protections and entitlements you have when starting work

Start Strong

We help people feel prepared for the practical, emotional, and communication side of beginning a new role

Focus on What Really Matters

No legal jargon. No fluff. Just clear, empowering knowledge and tools that help people settle into work successfully

Expert-Led Sessions

Delivered by experienced, practical trainers

COURSE OVERVIEW

Starting a new job is a big step — and one that often brings more questions than answers. For many disabled people, the early days at work come with added uncertainty: What can I ask for? What happens if I need support? Will I be treated fairly?

This training answers those questions before they turn into problems. It covers your rights from day one, how to ask for help early on, what’s considered reasonable support, and how to deal with common workplace scenarios that can feel intimidating when you’re just starting out.

Participants leave feeling more confident, better informed, and ready to speak up if something isn’t working.

What Workplace Rights When Starting a New Job Covers

Your basic rights from day one — including contracts, breaks, pay, and leave
What reasonable adjustments are — and how to ask for them early
What to expect in your first days and weeks (breaks, supervision, boundaries, and more)
How to ask for help or clarity in a new team
Confidence-building for early conversations with your manager
What to do if you’re unsure, worried, or something doesn’t feel right

Training Benefits:

Helps prevent early workplace issues or miscommunications
Reduces anxiety about starting work
Increases confidence and assertiveness from day one
Supports sustainable employment and smoother onboarding
Aligns with wider employability and inclusion goals

Ideal For:

Disabled jobseekers preparing to start a new job
Participants in supported employment or employability programmes
People returning to work after time out or health-related absence
Services supporting job transitions or first-time workers

Included: A digital pack with a plain-English rights summary, first-day checklist and adjustment request examples

Training Format and Duration

This training is:

Supportive, interactive, and accessible
Focused on confidence, clarity, and rights-based preparation
Designed for group delivery through community or employment services

Duration: 2 hours (single-session workshop)

Delivered in-person across Scotland or online:
We recommend in-person delivery where possible, as it allows for more interaction, discussion, and personalised support. However, we’re happy to provide online sessions when that’s the best fit for your group.

Help People Start Work Informed, Supported and Ready to Thrive

Book our Workplace Rights When Starting a New Job session to support disabled people as they begin work — with clarity, confidence, and the right tools.

Contact us today to arrange delivery for your programme or organisation.