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How legal industrial action is organised, picketing and the law and what your employment rights when you are on strike
Industrial action is when workers: go on strike take other action, like…
Your union must have a vote (a ‘ballot’) that’s properly organised…
You have the right to take industrial action and you can’t be legally…
A picket line is where workers and union reps (‘picketers’ or ‘pickets’)…
How to close down your limited company by getting it struck off the Companies Register
You can close down your limited company by getting it ‘struck off’ the…
Before applying to strike off your limited company, you must close it down…
To apply to strike off your limited company, you must send Companies House…
You must withdraw your application if your company is no longer eligible…
Strikes and industrial action - rights and responsibilities for employers, when unions can take action and the effect on employees' pay and working records
You have the right to stop industrial action if it's unlawful and you're not someone representing a company
Tell HMRC if you stop employing people, cancel your PAYE scheme, report a temporary gap in paying staff
Ambassador Holland condemns Russia's attacks against healthcare workers and facilities, including "double tap" strikes, in Ukraine.
Tell HMRC if you've stopped being self-employed, or you're ending or leaving a business partnership - responsibilities, tax returns, letting any employees know.
How to close a limited company - strike off, dissolution, voluntary liquidation - or allow to become dormant
Use this form to withdraw your company's striking off application.
Object to a company's application to be removed from the companies register - how to find out if a company's applied for insolvency, who can object, how to object, what happens next.
Use this service to apply to strike off a company from the Companies House register. It costs £33 to apply online, or £44 for a paper application.
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Judge Walker on 17 April 2024.
Information for directors, secretaries or company advisers about how to dissolve a company or restore a company to the register.
Your pay - your payslip, performance-related pay, deductions and how to work out your weekly pay
How to issue a winding up petition - forms and fees to wind up a company to recover any money you're owed.
Use this form to strike off a limited liability partnership (LLP) from the register. Include the optional continuation page if needed.
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Judge Tayler on 12 April 2024.
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