Services

Check if your pay matches the National Minimum Wage, the National Living Wage or if your employer owes you payments from the previous year.

Employer and employee guide to unpaid parental leave - eligibility, how much leave can be taken and notice periods

Who's entitled to the minimum wage, what's included when working out the minimum wage, and what happens if there's a dispute.

How to take an employer to a tribunal: the hearing, what happens if you lose your case, how to appeal.

Green Deal home and business energy-saving improvements - assessments, repayments, Home Improvement Fund scheme

When you do and do not have to offer a refund, repair or replacement, unconditional refunds for online purchases, and penalties for deceiving customers

Set up and run a business partnership - naming a partnership, registering with HMRC, partnership tax returns and legal responsibilities

Find a Trading Standards office to complain about illegal sales activity or to get business advice about trading legally

Employer guide to Statutory Paternity Pay or Leave - entitlement, eligibility, notice period, forms SC3 and SPP1, recover statutory pay.

A contract is an agreement between employee and employer setting out implied and explicit terms and conditions - written statement of particulars, collective agreements

Minimum working age and pay for children, how to apply for performance licences and what local council bylaws say about employing children, paying someone over 16

Consumer protection and rights for goods and services - returning faulty goods, consumer credit, credit and store cards, refunds.

Business plans - download free templates and get help writing a business plan

Help for home energy-saving improvements - eligibility, how to apply

Employer calculator - calculate your employee’s statutory redundancy payment

Funding for adult learners - grants and bursaries for study and training costs

Employment status (worker, employee, self-employed, director or contractor) affects employment rights and employer responsibilities in the workplace

What to do about bullying and harassment at work - the law, action employees can take and advice for employers about their responsibilities

Alternatives to bankruptcy and the different types of agreements you can make with your creditors.

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