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Lays-offs and short-time working - pay, rights, temporary lay-off, redundancy, taking on extra work, claiming Jobseeker's Allowance, short-time regulations and payments
Employers' responsibilities for different contract types: full-time, part-time, fixed term, agency workers, consultants, zero hours, family members, volunteers and young workers
When an employee leaves or retires, update your payroll, give the employee a P45.
Calculate how much you have to pay your furloughed employees for hours on furlough and how much you can claim back.
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Judge Auerbach on 19 April 2024.
Includes career breaks and the holiday entitlement calculator
Your Statutory Paternity Pay and Leave - eligibility, what you get, how to claim.
Legal rights for pregnant employees - including paid time off for antenatal appointments, maternity leave and pay, protection against discrimination and telling the employer about the pregnancy.
Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have a Skilled Worker, T2 or tier 2 visa - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
Find forms and guidance for Statutory Adoption Pay and Leave for employers and employees.
Employees working for one employer without a break, employments rights for continuous services, breaks that do not affect continuous service
Employer and employee guide to unpaid parental leave - eligibility, how much leave can be taken and notice periods
Use form SC3 if you're an employee, become a birth parent and need to apply to your employer for Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP) and Leave.
Check entitlement, eligibility and calculate statutory pay.
Find out about the different rules that apply to employment types like agency workers, directors and educational workers when deciding entitlement to Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay.
There are different ways to apply for indefinite leave to remain (settle in the UK) - check if you're eligible
Work out your Statutory Adoption Leave dates - Ordinary and Additional Adoption Leave period, notice period and earliest start date
Use the online form (previously form SC4) if you’re adopting a child and need to apply for Statutory Paternity Pay and Leave.
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