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Requesting flexible working, how to make an application, what business reasons an employer can give to reject an application and how to appeal.
Check if you're eligible for a student loan, find out how much you can get, how to apply and when you start repaying.
Green Deal home and business energy-saving improvements - assessments, repayments, Home Improvement Fund scheme
Find a Trading Standards office to complain about illegal sales activity or to get business advice about trading legally
When you do and do not have to offer a refund, repair or replacement, unconditional refunds for online purchases, and penalties for deceiving customers
Alternatives to bankruptcy and the different types of agreements you can make with your creditors.
Get business support and advice over the phone and online - setting up and running a business.
Employer calculator - calculate your employee’s statutory redundancy payment
Guidance for employees and employers: employment rights when on maternity, paternity, adoption, neonatal care or parental bereavement leave - keeping in touch days, annual leave, returning to work, redundancy.
Funding for adult learners - grants and bursaries for study and training costs
Employers must make reasonable adjustments to make sure workers with disabilities or health conditions are not substantially disadvantaged
How to make your home greener and reduce your energy bills: upgrade your boiler, insulate your loft, draught-proof windows and doors, find out about energy grants.
A contract is an agreement between employee and employer setting out implied and explicit terms and conditions - written statement of particulars, collective agreements
Whistleblowing - what it is, who to tell, what to expect and how to complain if you're treated unfairly
Find registered designs in the UK
Consumer protection and rights for goods and services - returning faulty goods, consumer credit, credit and store cards, refunds.
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
What to do about bullying and harassment at work - the law, action employees can take and advice for employers about their responsibilities
What subcontractors in the building industry must do under the Construction Industry Scheme - registering, record keeping, applying for gross payment status and reporting business changes
Help for home energy-saving improvements - eligibility, how to apply
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