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Becoming an apprentice - what to expect, apprenticeship levels, pay and training, making an application, complaining about an apprenticeship.
There is no law for a minimum or maximum temperature, but during working hours the temperature in all workplaces inside buildings must be reasonable
How to claim State Pension if you're overseas - payment, tax, change of circumstances - contact the International Pension Centre
Search for companies that can do Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks on your behalf (formerly Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks)
Your legal right to time off to care for dependants - when you can take time off, how long you get, your rights
Claiming your State Pension later - extra State Pension, backdated arrears and lump sum payments.
Claim money if you've lost your job because your employer has been made insolvent
Being made redundant - rights, statutory payments you're entitled to, notice periods and consultation, finding a job.
Income Tax on payments from pensions, tax-free allowances, how you pay tax on pensions.
Winter Fuel Payment helps older people with their heating bills - claim form, how much you get, eligibility
Working time directive and maximum weekly working hours including how to calculate your weekly working hours and working time limits if you're a young worker.
Your Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - what you get, how to claim, maternity rights and extra help
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
Workplace pensions and automatic enrolment - how you're affected, how pensions are protected, what happens if you move job or go on maternity leave and how to opt out
Your Statutory Paternity Pay and Leave - eligibility, what you get, how to claim.
How to take an employer to a tribunal: the hearing, what happens if you lose your case, how to appeal.
You can start Shared Parental Leave (SPL) and Statutory Shared Parental Pay (ShPP) if you're eligible and you or your partner ends your maternity or adoption leave early - eligibility, entitlement, starting SPL and split…
Claim compensation if your employer is insolvent and you were not paid for your notice period
What your P45, P60 or P11D form is for, and how to get a copy if you cannot get it from your employer or have lost it.
Additional State Pension, also known as the State Second Pension or SERPS, is extra money on top of your basic State Pension.
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