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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
The rules for employment agencies and businesses: licences, vulnerable people, opting out, job advertisements, transfer fees, trade unions, terms and conditions and contracts, travel and accommodation for work-seekers
Rights of employees when accepting conditional and unconditional job offers and about breach of contract
When a business changes owner, employees could be protected under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) regulations (TUPE) - types of transfers, your rights, contracts, redundancy, where to get help
A Guide for Employers and Employees to the role of the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) for these regulations
Guidance you should consider when considering the employee shareholder employment status.
Check if you’re the deemed employer and what your responsibilities are if the off-payroll working rules (IR35) apply.
Find out about changes to restrictions in Enterprise Management Incentives (EMI) options agreements and working time declarations.
General Conditions and Annexes.
Find out about the ending of COVID-19 easements for Save As You Earn share option schemes and Enterprise Management Incentive share option schemes.
Employment status (worker, employee, self-employed, director or contractor) affects employment rights and employer responsibilities in the workplace
How trade unions can complain about an employer to the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) during a trade union recognition ballot.
How employment contracts can be changed, problems with changes and breach of contract
Getting a work reference from an employer either while in work or when applying for a new job – and what you can do if you think it's unfair.
Strikes and industrial action - rights and responsibilities for employers, when unions can take action and the effect on employees' pay and working records
Documents relating to the employer skills survey 2022 conducted by the Department for Education in England, the Scottish Government, the Northern Ireland Executive and the Welsh Government.
Rules employers must follow when making staff redundant - consultations, notice periods, compulsory and non-compulsory redundancy and redundancy pay
Certification Officer (CO) guidance on eligibility, the application process and application form CO1.
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Mathew Gullick Deputy Judge of the High Court on 28 May 2024.
Employee rights and employer legal obligations - the Information and Consultation of Employee regulations, setting up information and consultation agreements, complaints
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