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Use the Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool to find out if you, or a worker on a specific engagement, should be classed as employed or self-employed for tax purposes.
Guidance for recruiters on completing sift evaluation forms and issuing results to candidates
The Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES) is the official source of employee and employment estimates by detailed geography and industry, for regions and some local authorities.
Summary of responses to a survey of service personnel to proposals for revised service conditions proposed under the New Employment Model (NEM).
Guidance for employers about DBS checks, including how to apply, registering with the DBS and the code of practice.
How to request a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for a potential employee: types of DBS check, how to request a check, how much it costs, how long it takes.
The Civil Service competency framework, sets out how we want people in the Civil Service to work.
On 21 July 2014 the New Employment Model (NEM) published the results of their consultation with service personnel and their families.
BRES publishes employee and employment estimates at detailed geographical and industrial levels and is regarded as the definitive source of official government employee statistics by industry.
Financial help if you're disabled - benefits, housing costs, council tax, vehicle tax exemption, TV Licence, motability schemes, VAT relief
Use a job applicant's share code to check they're eligible to work in the UK if they’re from outside the UK and Ireland.
Presents the findings of a major study of work-life balance among British employers with 5 or more employees.
Find out what steps you need to take before you calculate how much you can claim for furloughed and flexibly furloughed employees.
Guidance on finding work, claiming benefits, managing debts and pensions if you’re being made redundant.
Ownership of copyright works may depend on the circumstances under which the work was created.
Whistleblowing - what it is, who to tell, what to expect and how to complain if you're treated unfairly
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