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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Includes types of worker, employee rights, overtime and changes to contracts
A series of publications relating to the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act.
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…
This guidance aims to help tutoring services to comply with the requirements of the Employment Agencies Act 1973 (the Act) and Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 (the Conduct Regulations).
A contract is an agreement between employee and employer setting out implied and explicit terms and conditions - written statement of particulars, collective agreements
Discrimination policy and equal opportunities in recruitment and in the workplace - age discrimination, disabled workers, gender reassignment, sex discrimination
Information and guidance on the Equality Act 2010, including age discrimination and public sector Equality Duty.
Employment law and insolvency
Access and unfair practices during recognition and derecognition ballots
Workers right across the country will be given more say over their working patterns thanks to new laws supported by the Department for Business and Trade.
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
Leaders from across business and civil society have welcomed the Government strengthening employment protections.
This instrument capitalises on opportunities for improvements in the employment rights space.
How to protect your employment business, and the workers you supply, from non-compliant businesses in your supply chain.
We are seeking views on reforms to the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) and abolishing the legal framework for European Works Councils.
This technical consultation seeks views on the draft regulations and related documents that will reform the eligibility rules for the Employment Allowance by targeting it at smaller businesses.
Find out about continued impact of coronavirus on employee share schemes, Enterprise Management Incentive, Save as you Earn extended holiday, Shares Assets Valuation mailbox and Non Statutory Clearance process.
These sections are taken from the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 and relate to disclosure of information
Find out about protection for disabled people from discrimination at work, in education or dealing with the police
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