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The main things you need to consider when employing people for the first time or if you've never hired an employee before
The rules for employment agencies and businesses: licences, vulnerable people, opting out, job advertisements, transfer fees, trade unions, terms and conditions and contracts, travel and accommodation for work-seekers
Find out how to import your personal belongings, pets and private motor vehicles when moving or returning to the UK.
How schools can get value for money, avoid fees and find local agencies who complete thorough background and safeguarding checks.
What qualifies as ordinary commuting and private travel for tax purposes.
Holiday entitlement or annual leave - information for employers and workers on entitlement, calculating leave, taking leave, accruing leave and disputes
Employer and employee guide to unpaid carer’s leave - who can take it, how long for, when can employers postpone or delay.
Renting a room in your home out - Rent a Room Scheme, types of tenancy or licence, rent, bills, tax and ending a letting
Working time directive and maximum weekly working hours including how to calculate your weekly working hours and working time limits if you're a young worker.
EU and GB domestic rules for drivers of goods vehicles and passenger-carrying vehicles
What an employee needs to do when they resign from a job: how to give notice, notice period, payment arrangements, gardening leave, restrictive covenants
How to calculate your employee's Statutory Sick Pay if you cannot use the GOV.UK calculator.
A contract is an agreement between employee and employer setting out implied and explicit terms and conditions - written statement of particulars, collective agreements
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