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Guidance for employers. You need to have a sponsor licence to hire workers from outside the UK.
You must make sure that anyone you employ to drive a vehicle has the right licence and qualifications - tachographs, lorry, bus, coach, minibus
Support from Jobcentre Plus if you're recruiting - including work trials, recruitment advice, Youth Contract and other employment schemes
Employer's responsibilities during the process of union recognition.
Information about employing an apprentice and how apprenticeship funding works.
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A Guide for Employers and Employees to the role of the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC) for these regulations
How to consider applications from NHS pensioners wishing to return to work for the NHS.
Find out about how and what you’ll be paid and how to check your pay when you’re employed by an umbrella company as a temporary worker.
Apply to set up an arrangement with your employer to be kept informed and to be consulted
Find out how to work out and make PAYE deductions for employees who come to work in the UK.
When a business changes owner, employees could be protected under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) regulations (TUPE) - types of transfers, your rights, contracts, redundancy, where to get help
Data protection rules for businesses in recruiting staff, keeping staff records and using CCTV
Information about the Civil Service job share finder, and other resources for staff interested in working as a partner in a job share.
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