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Joining a union and getting recognition for collective bargaining and agreements - legal rules about membership, union reps and your rights
A trade union is an organisation with members who are usually workers or…
You have the right to: choose to join or not join a union decide to leave…
A trade union representative (‘rep’) is a union member who represents and…
When an employer and a union agree to negotiate on pay, terms and…
Use this list to check if you can claim a fixed amount of tax relief (also known as 'flat rate expenses') for your work expenses if you're an employee.
What is a public appointment and how to apply for one.
Business and community leaders based across Northern Ireland are being urged to apply for roles that run the UK’s public institutions.
This page provides background information on public bodies and gives guidance to departments.
This series brings together all documents relating to DIT’s public attitudes to trade tracker (PATT).
Decide which activities are business or non-business for VAT purposes if you're a local authority or other public body.
New and old Fair Deal policy, TUPE regulations, bulk transfers and broad comparability assessments; GAD support for public sector organisations.
Recruitment process, rates of pay, overview of the panel, lists of members and guidance for barristers who work ‘off panel’.
Find a voluntary or paid position with public bodies, such as non-executive director, trustee, members of advisory council.
Appoint a public official to act as executor of your estate if no one else can do it - the Public Trustee, Official Solicitor, fees, contact
Professional and public user groups working with us on aspects of the HMCTS Reform Programme, including collaboration on new development proposals.
What the public register is, what details you need to give us, and how the public can access this information.
Find out the basic rules of VAT, how they apply to clubs and associations, and how to treat VAT on subscriptions and other payments.
Ways to sell to the public sector - including the Digital Marketplace, Contracts Finder
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
The Certification Officer’s procedure for investigating reported financial irregularities in trade unions and employers’ associations.
Guidance on making a disclosure protected by the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998, (whistleblowing) to the Certification Officer
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