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Find out if you need to pay National Insurance in the UK or in the country you are working in abroad.
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
There is no law for a minimum or maximum temperature, but during working hours the temperature in all workplaces inside buildings must be reasonable
Where to find internships and work placements.
Rights of employees when accepting conditional and unconditional job offers and about breach of contract
Ending a relationship and agreeing on money and property, child arrangements (sometimes known as 'custody', 'residence' or 'contact') and child maintenance
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
An application form for Carer's Credit to print and fill in with a pen.
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
Find courses and training online with the National Careers Service and get advice on funding the costs of learning
What to do if you go into hospital and you get benefits
Transport on trains, planes, cars, taxis and minicabs, buses, coaches and wheelchairs for disabled people - Freedom Pass, Disabled Person's Railcard, concessionary bus pass and Shopmobility.
This agreement must be signed by the apprentice and the employer at the start of the apprenticeship.
Get ready to employ someone - your responsibilities as an employer, register with HMRC, set up PAYE, get insurance.
Support from Jobcentre Plus if you're recruiting - including work trials, recruitment advice, Youth Contract and other employment schemes
Employ someone: agree a contract, right to work checks, DBS checks, workplace pensions, set up PAYE, tell HMRC
Use this form to tell us if you are working, or want to work, while claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).
Employment rights and questions you can be asked about your disability - disability symbol, employment advisers and reasonable adjustments
Benefits and risks of transferring your pension pot or pension in payment within the UK or overseas
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