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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
New and old Fair Deal policy, TUPE regulations, bulk transfers and broad comparability assessments; GAD support for public sector organisations.
How to dismiss staff fairly, working within dismissal rules and dealing with dismissals relating to whistleblowing
Dismissal is when you end an employee’s contract. When dismissing staff,…
You must have a valid reason for dismissing an employee. Valid reasons…
Even if you think you’ve dismissed someone fairly, they could still claim…
Employees can only claim unfair dismissal if they’ve worked for a…
You can dismiss an employee if: they’re incapable of doing their job to…
Sometimes an employee may have to stop working because of long-term ill…
During the dismissal procedure, make sure you act fairly and reasonably.…
Employers' responsibilities when using agencies to find staff, including health and safety, access to facilities, vacancies, continuous employment, transfer fees and complaints
Find out about the General Anti-Abuse Rule (GAAR) Advisory Panel opinions on arrangements that rewarded employees and contractors with contrived loans.
How employers must handle written and verbal staff resignations, business transfers and redundancy pay
The benefits of recruiting people who have served in the armed forces and services offered by the Career Transition Partnership (CTP).
Strikes and industrial action - rights and responsibilities for employers, when unions can take action and the effect on employees' pay and working records
This series brings together all documents relating to DECC structure and staff information
Rules employers must follow when making staff redundant - consultations, notice periods, compulsory and non-compulsory redundancy and redundancy pay
Report staff, such as door supervisors, security guards, CCTV operators and close protection operatives, who break the law or are a risk to the public.
A brief explainer of some of the key policy areas of the Prisons Strategy White Paper.
This collection contains cross-cutting immigration staff guidance on applications.
Disciplinary rules and procedures to deal with poor performance and conduct.
Tell HMRC if you stop employing people, cancel your PAYE scheme, report a temporary gap in paying staff
Resignations, dismissals, disciplinaries and redundancy pay
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
How employment contracts can be changed, problems with changes and breach of contract
Resources to help you promote staff wellbeing and support workload reduction in your school.
Find out what unacceptable or unreasonable actions are and how we approach them.
On 18 March the Defence Secretary announced new measures to enable armed forces personnel to support public services in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
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