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This guide provides information about being arrested in Germany and what conditions are like in prison there.
Find out how to work out VAT on supplies of staff including supplies made by staff bureaux.
Employment status (worker, employee, self-employed, director or contractor) affects employment rights and employer responsibilities in the workplace
In employment law a person’s employment status helps determine: their…
A person is generally classed as a ‘worker’ if: they have a contract or…
An employee is someone who works under an employment contract. A person…
An employee shareholder is someone who works under an employment contract…
A person is self-employed if they run their business for themselves and…
Company directors run limited companies on behalf of shareholders.…
A person who’s been appointed to a position by a company or organisation…
A court or employment tribunal (known as an industrial tribunal in…
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
Employment agencies and businesses must keep proper records and can be inspected by the Employment Agency Standards (EAS) Inspectorate; the records you must keep, how long to store them and what happens if you're inspected
What is a public appointment and how to apply for one.
How to account for VAT on goods and services provided by registered health professionals, including doctors, dentists, nurses and pharmacists.
What qualifies as ordinary commuting and private travel for tax purposes.
How to get state healthcare if you live, work or study in Liechtenstein.
The Police Negotiating Board (PNB) negotiates agreements between employers of police (local authorities) and police staff, which it recommends to the Home Secretary to become part of police regulations.
Find out about group and divisional VAT registration and the forms you should use to apply.
We protect the rights of agency workers by ensuring that employment agencies and businesses treat their workers fairly. EAS is part of the Department for Business and Trade .
This note is part of the statutory guidance under s215 of the HRA 2008 (from 1 April 2024)
The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments' advice in relation to appointments it is aware have been taken up, or announced, in 2019-2020
Find out about the legal background to expenses payments and benefits received by directors and employees.
This guidance is for employers and trustees on the ending of contracting-out of the additional State Pension from 6 April 2016.
Find out what employment types have different rules for entitlement to Statutory Paternity Pay.
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