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If your employer is 'insolvent' this means it cannot pay its debts - your rights if this happens, claiming money owed to you, where to get advice
Your employer is insolvent if it cannot pay its debts. They might: make…
You have different rights depending on whether your employer: makes you…
What money you’re entitled to depends on: how long you were employed what…
You’re eligible to apply if: you were an employee you’re a UK or EEA…
It usually takes up to 6 weeks to get your payment but can take longer.…
Employers' responsibilities for different contract types: full-time, part-time, fixed term, agency workers, consultants, zero hours, family members, volunteers and young workers
As an employer, the tax and employment responsibilities you have for your…
As an employer you must give employees: a written statement of employment…
Fixed-term contracts: last for a certain length of time are set in advance…
As an employer, you can hire temporary staff through agencies. This means:…
If you hire a freelancer, consultant or contractor it means that: they are…
Zero-hours contracts are also known as casual contracts. Zero-hours…
Family If you hire family members you must: avoid special treatment in…
Discrimination policy and equal opportunities in recruitment and in the workplace - age discrimination, disabled workers, gender reassignment, sex discrimination
It is against the law to treat someone less favourably than someone else…
Discrimination in job adverts You must not state or imply in a job advert…
You must not discriminate against your workers. This could be done by, for…
Documents relating to the employer skills survey 2019 conducted by the Department for Education in England, the Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive.
Guidance about signing up for the Disability Confident scheme, and how it can help your business.
Grievances and disciplinary action at work can be solved by informal discussions, formal procedures, mediation, conciliation or arbitration.
Employers might monitor workers, but if the monitoring involves taking data, images or drug testing they have to do this in a way that's legal and fair
Personal data an employer can keep about an employee, and employee rights to see this information under data protection rules
Check if you’re the deemed employer and what your responsibilities are if the off-payroll working rules (IR35) apply.
Find out how to prove your right to work in the UK to an employer. Get an online share code to prove your right to work if you’re eligible or check what documents you can use instead.
Workplace pensions - your employer's responsibilities to you to provide a workplace pension and what automatic enrolment means to you
Find out if, and how, you need to register with HMRC when you start employing people.
Find out more information on how to get tax-free employer supported childcare.
When employers move, employees with mobility clauses, what happens with redundancies, compensation, disputes and company takeovers
Tell HMRC if you stop employing people, cancel your PAYE scheme, report a temporary gap in paying staff
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.
The main things you need to consider when employing people for the first time or if you've never hired an employee before
How employment contracts can be changed, problems with changes and breach of contract
If you're an employer and provide expenses or benefits to employees or directors, you might need to tell HMRC and pay tax and National Insurance on them
Rights of employees when accepting conditional and unconditional job offers and about breach of contract
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