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International Pension Centre contact details for pension enquiries if you've lived or worked abroad
Who can get National Insurance credits and how to apply or when to pay voluntary National Insurance contributions.
What you need to do if you start working for yourself.
National Insurance - your National Insurance number, how much you pay, National Insurance rates and classes, check your contributions record.
National Insurance contributions you can choose to pay if you have a gap in your record: rates, how to pay and what to do if you work abroad.
Claiming your State Pension later - extra State Pension, backdated arrears and lump sum payments.
Income Tax on payments from pensions, tax-free allowances, how you pay tax on pensions.
What the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) is, work covered by the scheme and find out whether you should register as a contractor or subcontractor.
Carer's Credit helps carers fill gaps in your National Insurance record to help you qualify for the State Pensions and other benefits - what you'll get, eligibility and how to claim
Find out what level of Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check you can get for someone else, such as an employee. Formerly a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check.
Find out if, and how, you need to register with HMRC when you start employing people.
As an employer, if you provide company cars or fuel for your employees' private use, you'll need to work out the taxable value so you can report this to HMRC
Workers' rights to rest breaks at work - length of breaks, how your age affects rest breaks, exceptions to the rules for shift workers, young people, and drivers.
Find out if a potential employee's document gives them the right to work in the UK and which documents employers should check.
Additional State Pension, also known as the State Second Pension or SERPS, is extra money on top of your basic State Pension.
Your Statutory Paternity Pay and Leave - eligibility, what you get, how to claim.
Class 1 National Insurance (NI) contribution rates for the current tax year, what NI category letters mean.
What you need to do if you set up as a sole trader - check your employment status, understand your obligations, and register for tax.
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
Plan your retirement income - State Pension, improve your pension, pay National Insurance, check your State Pension age
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