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Register to vote Register by 18 June to vote in the General Election on 4 July.
Dismissal is when your employer ends your employment - reasons you can be dismissed, unfair and constructive dismissal and what to do if you're dismissed
Information about employing an apprentice and how apprenticeship funding works.
Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber decision by Judge Church on 29 April 2024
Overtime law - what is overtime, overtime pay, employee rights, part-time workers and time off in lieu
The range of prison sentences a court can give - including suspended, fixed-term, indeterminate and life sentences.
Your rights to request time off for training or study while in a job
Renew and pay for a GB or European patent online - when renewal is due, fees, renew by post or phone instead
Apply for British citizenship if you have a British parent - who's eligible, fees and how to apply
The different types of British nationality explained - British citizen, British overseas territories citizen, British overseas citizen, British subject, British national (overseas), British protected person
Apply to give up (renounce) your British citizenship or status - ‘declaration of renunciation’
What you must do to bring your pet to the UK from Ukraine if you are seeking refuge.
Apply for a Secondment Worker visa to work for a UK organisation as part of a high-value contract - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.
What a movement is, who needs to report moves, and how to prepare to move sheep and goats.
Find out how to import your personal belongings, pets and private motor vehicles when moving or returning to the UK.
You have the right to get a copy of the information that is held about you. This is called the 'right of access'.
Check how quickly you’ll receive a decision on your UK visa application if you're applying from inside the UK.
How to calculate your employee's Statutory Sick Pay if you cannot use the GOV.UK calculator.
Apply for a visa to visit the UK if you want to marry or register a civil partnership within 6 months - eligibility, documents, how to apply, how much it costs
Apply for a Temporary Work - Religious Worker visa to do religious work in the UK - getting sponsored, fees, eligibility, family members
How to pay your VAT bill - including online by card or Direct Debit, from your bank with HMRC’s bank details, by standing order or at your bank or building society.
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