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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
If you run an employment agency or employment business you have to follow…
Some employment agencies need a licence if they are supplying specific…
Before placing a work-seeker with a hirer, you must get sufficient…
Before you supply work-seekers to work with vulnerable people you have to:…
Work-seekers registered as limited companies are also covered by the rules…
You must not advertise a job without the full details of the position. You…
If you run an employment business you can sometimes charge a transfer fee…
Employment businesses’ terms and conditions with work-seekers If you run…
You cannot refuse to provide services to work-seekers or to provide them…
You can charge for other services like CV writing and transport to jobs.…
You must not introduce or supply a work-seeker to a hirer unless you’ve…
Accommodation When a job involves working away from home and the…
Find out how to work out VAT on supplies of staff including supplies made by staff bureaux.
Sets out what a principal social worker (PSW) in adult services should know and be able to do.
Find out if you're an employment intermediary and what you need to do to make sure your worker's tax and National Insurance is paid correctly.
Guidance about the premium customer service for employers, explaining the benefits, costs, eligibility and how to apply.
Off-payroll working rules for clients, workers (contractors) and their intermediaries.
Information about the Civil Service job share finder, and other resources for staff interested in working as a partner in a job share.
This form is to be used by all Worker and Temporary Worker sponsors who want to request prioritising an eligible request type.
Get help at work, including an Access to Work grant, if you have a disability or health condition - eligibility, how to apply.
Sets out the roles and responsibilities of a principal social worker (PSW) in adult services.
Guidance and advice for candidates using the Civil Service Jobs website.
As an agency worker, you have certain rights when using temp, recruitment agencies or employment agencies to find work - pay, holidays, equal treatment, fees.
Explains the contribution social workers make and how to support local and regional health and social care integration initiatives.
The government’s Tipping Act is a step closer to coming into force, as today the Code of Practice is published and laid before Parliament. The new Code of Practice will protect the tips of more than 2 million workers giving...
When to apply the off-payroll working rules (IR35) if you receive services from a worker through their intermediary.
Check if you’re the deemed employer and what your responsibilities are if the off-payroll working rules (IR35) apply.
You can no longer apply for an emergency practical driving test as a critical worker.
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.
The rules on working hours - hour and limits, rests, health assessments and terms and conditions
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