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Find out more about the rules which exempt work-related training provided for employees from tax.
Your rights to request time off for training or study while in a job
Staff may have the right to ask for time off work for training or study.…
Employees should follow their organisation’s rules to ask for time off. If…
The employer has 28 days to: accept the request hold a meeting with the…
Employees have the right to appeal if their employer refuses a request to…
How civil servants can improve their capability and skills, including learning and development, the Fast Stream and professional networks.
How providers of education and skills training can offer workplace learning that is more inclusive for employees with learning difficulties and disabilities.
Information on good practice and a guide to the curriculum for adult social workers specialising in autism.
Rights to paid time off for union reps, shop stewards, health and safety or learning reps or other union officials
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing training to employees
Learn more about getting started as an employer or running a small business including registration, payroll, tax returns, tax bills and payments.
Assessments of programmes supporting youth job creation find that larger businesses are more likely to generate jobs than micro-enterprises
Foresight project exploring the future of skills and lifelong learning in a changing world.
Information and guidance for those looking for a job
Find courses and training online with the National Careers Service and get advice on funding the costs of learning
Best practice for social workers providing specialist support to people with dementia.
Guidance on the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage for organisations who offer work experience, including placements and internships.
Research exploring the value of learning for people who are not employed. BIS research paper number 127.
More than a quarter of a million workplace training places for benefit claimants have been delivered in just three years, new data reveals.
Information on funding work experience in 16 to 19 study programmes.
This document provides a repository of some of the most important areas of learning identified in RAIB’s investigations to date.
Aims to understand why 18 to 24 year olds are not in education, employment or training (NEET). BIS research paper number 87.
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