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Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports
Employers' responsibilities for different contract types: full-time, part-time, fixed term, agency workers, consultants, zero hours, family members, volunteers and young workers
How employment contracts can be changed, problems with changes and breach of contract
When to tell a potential employer, university, college or insurance company about a criminal record, when it becomes 'spent' and what shows up on a DBS check.
Use their P45 (or starter checklist, which replaced the P46) to get information from your new employee, set them up on your payroll software, tell HMRC.
Grievances and disciplinary action at work can be solved by informal discussions, formal procedures, mediation, conciliation or arbitration.
Contact information for finding out about health and safety at work issues and making a complaint and reporting injuries
How to pay Class 1A National Insurance for employers, including a HMRC reference number, bank details, Faster Payments, CHAPS, Bacs, overseas payments and deadlines.
How to pay a PAYE Settlement Agreement (PSA), including payment methods, reference numbers, bank details and deadlines.
Personal data an employer can keep about an employee, and employee rights to see this information under data protection rules
Employment rights and questions you can be asked about your disability - disability symbol, employment advisers and reasonable adjustments
Your Statutory Adoption Pay and Leave - what you get, how to claim and eligibility
Employees' rights at work under fixed-term contracts - and what happens if a contract is renewed or ended.
Support from Jobcentre Plus if you're recruiting - including work trials, recruitment advice, Youth Contract and other employment schemes
Tell HMRC if you stop employing people, cancel your PAYE scheme, report a temporary gap in paying staff
Guidance and order form for advisers and intermediaries who need to order DWP information leaflets and reply envelopes.
Employees can raise a grievance at work when an informal solution is not possible - grievance procedure, mediation, meetings, appeals
Guidance for people of State Pension age living outside the UK who have been asked to return a Life Certificate.
Paying tax as a student - term-time jobs, holiday jobs, overseas students, jobs abroad, overpaying tax.
Disciplinary procedures your employer has at work - disciplinary hearings, appeals, suspension, dismissal and help and advice
When an employee leaves or retires, update your payroll, give the employee a P45.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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