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Statistics on Employment Schemes, New Enterprise Allowance, pre-Work Programme mandatory programmes, Youth Offer, Youth Contract and Get Britain Working.
Information for employers on checking EU, EEA and Swiss citizens’ right to work.
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.…
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What you can expect from your employer and what your responsibilities are as an employee. What to do if you think you are being treated unfairly at work.
Information for British citizens moving to or living in Ecuador, including guidance on residency, healthcare and emergencies.
Search and apply for jobs in Great Britain using ‘Find a job’.
This collection brings together all documents in the Employment Relations Research Series.
This series brings together the most up to date DCMS Sector employment (number of filled jobs) datasets.
Includes pay, contracts, hiring and redundancies
The Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW) programme is a flagship programme funded by UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).
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
Careers Wales provides independent and impartial careers information, advice and guidance service for Wales. Careers Wales works with the Welsh Government .
Number of referrals to the Work Choice programme and the corresponding numbers of Work Choice starts and participants who find a job.
A contract is an agreement between employee and employer setting out implied and explicit terms and conditions - written statement of particulars, collective agreements
The Government Recruitment Service (GRS) was launched in September 2017 and is part of Civil Service HR in the Cabinet Office. As an ‘in-house’ provider, GRS works to meet recruitment needs across government. We deliver around 70 per cent of...
The Ministry of Defence's future update to its employment package, to support and motivate service personnel.
Find out about help you can get moving from benefits to work - work trials, programmes and clubs, New Enterprise Allowance, help with drug or alcohol problems, carer support
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 .
Find guidance to help decide the employment status of a worker, including employment intermediaries.
This series brings together all documents relating to Employment relations occasional papers.
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