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A contract is an agreement between employee and employer setting out implied and explicit terms and conditions - written statement of particulars, collective agreements
All employees have an employment contract with their employer. A contract…
The legal parts of a contract are known as ‘terms’. An employer should…
An employer may have an agreement with employees’ representatives (from…
An employer must give employees and workers a document stating the main…
If an employee or worker has a problem receiving their written statement,…
How to issue a winding up petition - forms and fees to wind up a company to recover any money you're owed.
You can apply to the court to close or ‘wind up’ a company if it cannot…
You must send the right form to the court before they can deal with your…
If the court accepts your petition, they’ll arrange a date for a hearing.…
How to set out your charity's purposes and rules in its governing document, how to start using it and how to change it.
Apply for a Scale-up Worker visa if you’ve been offered a skilled job with a fast-growing UK employer - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.
Use this if your payroll software or the GOV.UK calculator does not calculate your employee’s payments.
'Defined contribution' and 'defined benefit' pension schemes - what they are and what you'll get from them
Apply to cancel a winding up (liquidation) order so your company can continue to trade - find out the form you need and what happens at the hearing
Statistical notice about a change to the next release of income-related benefits: estimates of take-up official statistics.
Handling employees' grievances at work - setting up a grievance procedure, holding a grievance hearing and managing appeals
Apply for a Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange (GAE) visa for work experience, training, research or fellowship - eligibility, extend or switch, family members
The penalties if you are caught taking or dealing drugs - drug classification, fines and prison sentences
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Sarah Crowther, Deputy Judge of the High Court on 24 May 2024.
Ask your employer to set up a European Works Council if you're an employee or employer in a multinational business - who can apply, valid requests, ballots, special negotiating body, complain, appeal
Apply to give up (renounce) your British citizenship or status - ‘declaration of renunciation’
How to create a model of how your digital health product works and choose measures for your evaluation.
The controls that apply if you transport waste out of or into England.
Rules employers must follow when making staff redundant - consultations, notice periods, compulsory and non-compulsory redundancy and redundancy pay
Check if you can apply for Authorised Use relief to reduce your payments when you import goods for a specific use. This can include repairs, maintenance or processing.
Use this form to apply to the court to close or wind up a company if it can't pay its debts. This is also known as 'compulsory liquidation'.
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