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There are different ways to apply for indefinite leave to remain (settle in the UK) - check if you're eligible
Fit notes (formerly sick notes), holiday during sick leave, returning to work, long-term sick, dismissals…
Apply for British citizenship if you have indefinite leave to remain (ILR) - form AN, who's eligible, fees and how to apply.…
You can apply for citizenship if you’ve lived in the UK for 5 years and…
There are 2 ways to apply for British citizenship by naturalisation. You…
You must apply separately for your children. You can apply to ‘register’…
You’ll usually get a decision within 6 months - some applications can take…
You must send your biometric residence permit (BRP) back to the Home…
Holiday calculator to work out statutory holiday leave in days or hours
Your Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - what you get, how to claim, maternity rights and extra help
Your Statutory Paternity Pay and Leave - eligibility, what you get, how to claim.…
Maternity or Paternity Leave or Pay, or Maternity Allowance for parents
The age you can leave school in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Employer and employee guide to unpaid parental leave - eligibility, how much leave can be taken and notice periods
Indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have a partner, parent, child or relative in the UK - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.…
You can start Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Statutory Shared Parental Pay (ShPP) if you're eligible and you or your partner ends your maternity or adoption leave early - eligibility, entitlement, starting SPL and splitting blocks of leave
Employer guide to Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - rates, eligibility, notice period, form SMP1, recover statutory pay…
Holiday entitlement or annual leave - information for employers and workers on entitlement, calculating leave, taking leave, accruing leave and disputes
The law does not say an age when you can leave a child on their own, but it's an offence to leave a child alone if it puts them at risk…
Plan how and when you and your partner take Shared Parental Leave. Find out how much Statutory Shared Parental Pay you would get and when to give notice.
Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have permission to stay as a refugee, humanitarian protection or Discretionary Leave - fees, who's eligible, family members, how to apply.
Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have a Skilled Worker, T2 or tier 2 visa - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
Employer guide to Statutory Paternity Pay or Leave - entitlement, eligibility, notice period, forms SC3 and SPP1, recover statutory pay.
Employer and employee guide to unpaid carer’s leave - who can take it, how long for, when can employers postpone or delay.
Guidance for employees and employers: employment rights when on maternity, paternity, adoption or parental bereavement leave - keeping in touch days, annual leave, returning to work, redundancy
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