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Tips at work do not count towards the National Minimum Wage - tips and tax, what your employer has to do, advice and help, cash in hand payments
Business waste management in England - your duty of care, waste collection, licences and waste transfer notes
How food shops, manufacturers, and distributors must dispose of or handle former foodstuffs or food waste.
What you need to do to start a business: choose a legal structure, see if you need licences and insurance, learn about reliefs and benefits
When applying to register a trade mark, you must use the classification system to specify the goods and/or services you'll be using it on.
Guidance to help businesses and organisations improve online security and protect against cyber threats.
FCDO travel advice for Kazakhstan. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
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Finding the right advice and advisor is the first step in making the best decisions for your invention or business.
What packaged goods are, how they are labelled, units of measurements used and compliance with weights and measures regulation.
Food and drink labelling and packaging regulations - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards.
Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
Data protection rules for businesses in recruiting staff, keeping staff records and using CCTV
Find out how to account for VAT schemes on business gifts, samples and promotional schemes.
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
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