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Claiming your State Pension later - extra State Pension, backdated arrears and lump sum payments.
Your legal right to time off to care for dependants - when you can take time off, how long you get, your rights
Being made redundant - rights, statutory payments you're entitled to, notice periods and consultation, finding a job.
International Pension Centre contact details for pension enquiries if you've lived or worked abroad
Claim money if you've lost your job because your employer has been made insolvent
Find out if a potential employee's document gives them the right to work in the UK and which documents employers should check.
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.
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
Additional State Pension, also known as the State Second Pension or SERPS, is extra money on top of your basic State Pension.
Your Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - what you get, how to claim, maternity rights and extra help
Your Statutory Paternity Pay and Leave - eligibility, what you get, how to claim.
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…
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.
How to claim State Pension if you're overseas - payment, tax, change of circumstances - contact the International Pension Centre
Check if your pay matches the National Minimum Wage, the National Living Wage or if your employer owes you payments from the previous year.
Search for companies that can do Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks on your behalf (formerly Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks)
Plan your retirement income - State Pension, improve your pension, pay National Insurance, check your State Pension age
Employer and employee guide to unpaid parental leave - eligibility, how much leave can be taken and notice periods, postponing leave
Future Pension Centre contact details - for pension forecasts, statements, advice and enquiries.
Requesting flexible working, how to make an application, what business reasons an employer can give to reject an application and how to appeal.
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