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Use the online form to complain about not being paid the National Minimum Wage, employment agencies, gangmasters or working hours.
How to bring goods into the UK from any country, including how much tax and duty you’ll need to pay and whether you need to get a licence or certificate.
Business plans - download free templates and get help writing a business plan
Employer guide to Statutory Paternity Pay or Leave - entitlement, eligibility, notice period, forms SC3 and SPP1, recover statutory pay.
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 rules on working hours - hour and limits, rests, health assessments and terms and conditions
Statutory demands are a formal way of asking for a debt to be paid - get the forms to send, cancel or set aside a statutory demand.
Getting a work reference from an employer either while in work or when applying for a new job – and what you can do if you think it's unfair.
Employer and employee guide to unpaid carer’s leave - who can take it, how long for, when can employers postpone or delay.
Get ready to employ someone - your responsibilities as an employer, register with HMRC, set up PAYE, get insurance.
What to do if you're an employer who has been taken to an employment tribunal. Find out about the hearing, what happens if you lose your case and how to appeal.
Rules employers must follow when making staff redundant - consultations, notice periods, compulsory and non-compulsory redundancy and redundancy pay.
What an employee needs to do when they resign from a job: how to give notice, notice period, payment arrangements, gardening leave, restrictive covenants
Set up and run a business partnership - naming a partnership, registering with HMRC, partnership tax returns and legal responsibilities
Rights of employees when accepting conditional and unconditional job offers and about breach of contract
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.
Improve skills like reading, writing, maths or Information and Communication Technology (ICT) - courses, qualifications, find a course and help
Checks employers might need to run on job applicants, including right to work in the UK, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS - formerly CRB) checks and health checks
Employees working for one employer without a break, employments rights for continuous services, breaks that do not affect continuous service
Employ someone: agree a contract, right to work checks, DBS checks, workplace pensions, set up PAYE, tell HMRC
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