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Check if you’ll pay tax or National Insurance on the 'termination payment' you may get when leaving a job.
When you leave a job, you may get a ‘termination payment’ from your…
What you pay tax and National Insurance on depends on what’s included in…
Any tax and National Insurance due on your termination payment will be…
How to dismiss staff fairly, working within dismissal rules and dealing with dismissals relating to whistleblowing
Dismissal is when you end an employee’s contract. When dismissing staff,…
You must have a valid reason for dismissing an employee. Valid reasons…
Even if you think you’ve dismissed someone fairly, they could still claim…
Employees can only claim unfair dismissal if they’ve worked for a…
You can dismiss an employee if: they’re incapable of doing their job to…
Sometimes an employee may have to stop working because of long-term ill…
During the dismissal procedure, make sure you act fairly and reasonably.…
A policy statement updating on the government’s plans to reform rules relating to payment service contract terminations.
Policy statement setting out the government’s planned reforms relating to contract termination rules for payment accounts.
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
A near-final version of legislation to change rules on provider-initiated terminations of payment service contracts, which is being published for final checks.
This measure removes foreign service relief as it applies to the Income Tax applicable to employment termination payments and introduces a residency test.
Guidance for DWP staff who suspend or terminate payment of benefit or defer a decision on a benefit claim.
Use this form to terminate the appointment of an individual or corporate secretary.
Information on the process for licence terminations for those serving Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) or Detention for Public Protection (DPP) sentence
Use this form to give notice of the termination or full implementation of a voluntary arrangement.
Use this form OS TM01 to terminate the appointment of a director of an overseas company.
Use this form to give notice of termination of appointment of provisional liquidator in a winding-up by the court.
This tax information and impact note aligns the rules for tax and employer National Insurance contributions by making employer NICs payable on termination payments above £30,000.
Use this form to terminate the appointment of an individual or corporate director.
Guidance on the termination of ESFA funding agreements for providers.
Tell Companies House about a termination of appointment of provisional liquidator in a winding-up by the court, for a company registered in Scotland.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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