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Your legal right to time off to care for dependants - when you can take time off, how long you get, your rights
Find out if a potential employee's document gives them the right to work in the UK and which documents employers should check.
Apply to get an EORI number to move goods between Great Britain, Northern Ireland or the Isle of Man, and other countries.
What happens if someone makes a money claim against you, saying you owe them money, and how you can respond or defend yourself
Employer guide to Statutory Sick Pay - SSP rates, form SSP1, eligibility, fit notes (formerly sick notes), recover statutory pay.
Use this online form to appoint an individual as a company director.
Use the Companies House online service to change your company's registered office address.
Claim up to £10,500 off your employer's National Insurance (NI), who is eligible, how to claim using your payroll software.
Business rates are charged on most non-domestic properties - who has to pay, how your rates are calculated, getting a revaluation, what to do if your premises change.
Check if you can get a reduction in your business rates bill with business rates relief and find out how to apply.
Use this form to terminate the appointment of an individual or corporate director.
Submit a claim for Gift Aid, the Gift Aid small donation scheme (GASDS) and other income; schedule spreadsheets; registering and enrolling for a Charities Online account; activation codes
Search for companies that can do Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks on your behalf (formerly Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks)
Tell us about exceptional circumstances you want us to consider before we take enforcement action for overdue filings.
Employer and employee guide to unpaid parental leave - eligibility, how much leave can be taken and notice periods, postponing leave
What to do if you receive a county court judgment (CCJ) - how to get it set aside or change what you pay, what happens if you do not pay, how to search the register. Includes information from the withdrawn EX320 and EX326 gu…
Running a limited company - including directors' responsibilities, company annual returns, reporting company changes and how to take money out of a limited company.
When you do and do not have to offer a refund, repair or replacement, unconditional refunds for online purchases, and penalties for deceiving customers
Employer guide to Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - rates, eligibility, notice period, form SMP1, recover statutory pay
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
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