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Employ someone: agree a contract, right to work checks, DBS checks, workplace pensions, set up PAYE, tell HMRC
The main things you need to consider when employing people for the first time or if you've never hired an employee before
Includes pay, contracts, hiring and redundancies
Guidance for employers on employing someone outside the UK.
The employment status of au pairs, nannies, carers, personal assistants and other people who work in your home - how to tell if they're an employee or not, what happens with the National Minimum Wage, tax and National Insurance, what...
Information for employers on checking EU, EEA and Swiss citizens’ right to work.
You can receive an unlimited fine for employing an illegal worker - find out what happens and what you can do
Get your business ready to employ staff - your responsibilities as an employer, register with HMRC, set up PAYE, get insurance
How to employ an apprentice, what's expected of you and what funding you can get.
Tell HMRC if you stop employing people, cancel your PAYE scheme, report a temporary gap in paying staff
Follow employment laws and plan for risks when employing paid workers at your charity.
This publication provides guidance for businesses considering making offers of employment to people coming to the UK from Ukraine.
Learn more about getting started as an employer or running a small business including registration, payroll, tax returns, tax bills and payments.
How to offer work to people arriving in the UK from Ukraine.
Guidance for employers. You need to have a sponsor licence to hire workers from outside the UK.
Information about employing an apprentice and how apprenticeship funding works.
Includes types of worker, employee rights, overtime and changes to contracts
Minimum working age and pay for children, how to apply for performance licences and what local council bylaws say about employing children, paying someone over 16
Find out how to work out and make PAYE deductions for employees who come to work in the UK.
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