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Workplace pensions and automatic enrolment - how you're affected, how pensions are protected, what happens if you move job or go on maternity leave and how to opt out
A workplace pension is a way of saving for your retirement that’s arranged…
All employers must provide a workplace pension scheme. This is called…
The amount you and your employer pay towards the pension depends on: what…
How your pension is protected depends on the type of scheme. Defined…
Your pension provider will send you a statement each year to tell you how…
If you change jobs Your workplace pension still belongs to you. If you do…
What you do if you want to leave a workplace pension depends on whether…
For questions about the specific terms of your workplace pension scheme,…
Help with the cost of paying for approved childcare - Tax-Free Childcare, 15 and 30 hours childcare, childcare vouchers, tax credits, Learner Support.
You can get help with the cost of childcare through: Tax Free Childcare in…
All 3 to 4-year-olds in England can get 570 free hours per year. It’s…
Your 2-year-old can get free childcare if you live in England and get any…
If you already claim tax credits, you can add an extra amount of Working…
You may be able to claim back up to 85% of your childcare costs if you’re…
The following schemes are closed to new applicants: childcare vouchers…
School or sixth form You could get weekly payments through Care to Learn…
Get help at work, including an Access to Work grant, if you have a disability or health condition - eligibility, how to apply.
Access to Work can help you get or stay in work if you have a physical or…
As part of Access to Work, you may be eligible for: a grant to help pay…
Check you’re eligible before you apply. If you’re a civil servant, your…
Someone from Access to Work will contact you to talk about your…
You can claim money from your grant online or by post. To claim money from…
You’ll need to renew your Access to Work grant before it ends if you use…
Apply for Carer's Allowance - money to help you look after someone who needs to be cared for. Apply online or use form DS700.
Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) is an unemployment benefit you can claim while looking for work - how to apply online, New Style Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA), eligibility, rates, rapid reclaim, JSA interview, when payme…
Requesting flexible working, how to make an application, what business reasons an employer can give to reject an application and how to appeal.
Workers' rights to rest breaks at work - length of breaks, how your age affects rest breaks, exceptions to the rules for shift workers, young people, and drivers
Check if your pay matches the National Minimum Wage, the National Living Wage or if your employer owes you payments from the previous year.
Working time directive and maximum weekly working hours including how to calculate your weekly working hours and working time limits if you're a young worker.
Working while taking your pension, State Pension age, retirement age, how long you can work, tax and national insurance, flexible working, discrimination
It is against the law to discriminate against anyone because of their sex, religion, disability or certain other personal characteristics ('protected characteristics')
Workplace pensions - your employer's responsibilities to you to provide a workplace pension and what automatic enrolment means to you
How to apply for jobs and workplace benefits at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ).
What qualifies as ordinary commuting and private travel for tax purposes.
Employers must make reasonable adjustments to make sure workers with disabilities or health conditions are not substantially disadvantaged
Dismissal is when your employer ends your employment - reasons you can be dismissed, unfair and constructive dismissal and what to do if you're dismissed
Information and guidance on the Equality Act 2010, including age discrimination and public sector Equality Duty.
Work out how much money you'll get when you retire and plan ahead - State Pension, Pension Credit, National Insurance
Guidance for job applicants who have been invited to complete the Civil Service Judgement Test.
As an agency worker, you have certain rights when using temp, recruitment agencies or employment agencies to find work - pay, holidays, equal treatment, fees.
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