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Holiday entitlement or annual leave - information for employers and workers on entitlement, calculating leave, taking leave, accruing leave and disputes
Almost all people classed as workers are legally entitled to 5.6 weeks’…
For regular-hours workers, employers can use a ‘leave year’ or an…
Workers are entitled to a week’s pay for each week of statutory leave that…
The general notice period for taking leave is at least twice as long as…
During their notice period the worker may be able to take whatever is left…
Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have a business, investor or talent visa - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
You may be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain if you have one of…
You must: have lived in the UK for long enough - this can be from 2 to 5…
You can include your partner and children on your application if they’re…
You must apply online. Once you’ve started your application, you can save…
You’ll be asked to make an appointment at a UK Visa and Citizenship…
Landlords need to follow certain procedures when evicting tenants - find out about eviction notices, harassment and illegal evictions, and going to court
Your landlord must follow strict procedures if they want you to leave…
Landlords can sometimes evict tenants using ‘accelerated possession’. This…
If your landlord goes to court to evict you, there will be a ‘possession…
If you do not leave your home by the date given in an outright possession…
It’s a crime for your landlord to harass you or try to force you out of a…
Work out your Statutory Adoption Leave dates - Ordinary and Additional Adoption Leave period, notice period and earliest start date
How a prisoner is released - including Parole Board hearings, resettlement schemes and temporary release on licence
Leaving foster or local council care - support from your council, review meetings and financial help
Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have permission to stay as a refugee, humanitarian protection or Discretionary Leave - fees, who's eligible, family members, how to apply.
Tell HMRC if you stop employing people, cancel your PAYE scheme, report a temporary gap in paying staff
Employer and employee guide to unpaid carer’s leave - who can take it, how long for, when can employers postpone or delay.
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
What an employee needs to do when they resign from a job: how to give notice, notice period, payment arrangements, gardening leave, restrictive covenants
Civilian housing options and advice available to serving personnel who are seeking or due to leave service
Guidance for employees and employers: employment rights when on maternity, paternity, adoption or parental bereavement leave - keeping in touch days, annual leave, returning to work, redundancy
Indefinite leave to remain or enter the UK if your relationship has broken down because of domestic violence or abuse - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
Apply for indefinite leave to remain on the basis of your private life - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
Complete this form to apply for S17 leave for a restricted patient being treated for mental health issues at your hospital.
Employer and employee guide to unpaid parental leave - eligibility, how much leave can be taken and notice periods
When an employee leaves or retires, update your payroll, give the employee a P45.
Complete this form when a restricted patient needs to be transferred to another secure hospital.
The law does not say an age when you can leave a child on their own, but it's an offence to leave a child alone if it puts them at risk
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