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How to request a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for a potential employee or volunteer: types of DBS check, how to request a check, how much it costs, how long it takes.
Who can get National Insurance credits and how to apply or when to pay voluntary National Insurance contributions.
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.
International Pension Centre contact details for pension enquiries if you've lived or worked abroad
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
Home Responsibilities Protection ran between 1978 and 2010 to help protect your State Pension: National Insurance credits, what you'll get, eligibility and applying.
What the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) is, work covered by the scheme and find out whether you should register as a contractor or subcontractor.
National Insurance - your National Insurance number, how much you pay, National Insurance rates and classes, check your contributions record.
Find out if a potential employee's document gives them the right to work in the UK and which documents employers should check.
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 an employee you’re recruiting. Formerly a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check.
What you need to do if you set up as a sole trader - check your employment status, understand your obligations, and register for tax.
Tell HMRC if you've stopped being self-employed, or you're ending or leaving a business partnership - responsibilities, tax returns, letting any employees know.
National Insurance contributions you can choose to pay when you have a gap in your National Insurance record.
Class 1 National Insurance (NI) contribution rates for the current tax year, what NI category letters mean.
Maternity or Paternity Leave or Pay, or Maternity Allowance for parents
Find out if, and how, you need to register with HMRC when you start employing people.
Claim money if you've lost your job because your employer has been made insolvent
Maternity Allowance is paid to pregnant women who do not get Statutory Maternity Pay - rate, eligibility, apply, form MA1
Income Tax on payments from pensions, tax-free allowances, how you pay tax on pensions.
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