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Rights of employees when accepting conditional and unconditional job offers and about breach of contract
Employment rights and questions you can be asked about your disability - disability symbol, employment advisers and reasonable adjustments
Tax and reporting rules for employers who provide transport subsistence expenses for employees.
Direct Earnings Attachment (DEA) and deducting any money an employee owes the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) from their pay
Use this form to tell us if you are working, or want to work, while claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).
Blind Person's Allowance is an extra amount you can earn before paying tax - what you'll get, eligibility, how to apply and how to transfer your allowance
Where to find internships and work placements.
Apply for meals at home from your council or other local organisation
If you get help from social services, direct payments let you choose and buy the services you need yourself, instead of getting them from your council
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.
DNA testing can be used in child maintenance or inheritance disputes, or applications for contact with a child or for a child to settle in the UK
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
Benefits and risks of transferring your pension pot or pension in payment within the UK or overseas
Get a benefit advance if you've applied for a benefit for the first time and cannot afford to wait for the first payment
Get ready to employ someone - your responsibilities as an employer, register with HMRC, set up PAYE, get insurance.
Workplace pensions - your employer's responsibilities to you to provide a workplace pension and what automatic enrolment means to you
You may be able to increase your State Pension based on the National Insurance record
What to do if you go into hospital and you get benefits
Employees working for one employer without a break, employments rights for continuous services, breaks that do not affect continuous service
An application form for Carer's Credit to print and fill in with a pen.
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