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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
Future Pension Centre contact details - for pension forecasts, statements, advice and enquiries.
Claim compensation if your employer is insolvent and you were not paid for your notice period
Documents you need when you get asked for a criminal record check when applying for a role
Employers can use the 'Find a job’ service to advertise jobs online
Requesting flexible working, how to make an application, what business reasons an employer can give to reject an application and 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…
Employers must make reasonable adjustments to make sure workers with disabilities or health conditions are not substantially disadvantaged
Apply for a sponsor licence so you can sponsor foreign workers or students to come and work or study in the UK
Working while taking your pension, State Pension age, retirement age, how long you can work, tax and national insurance, flexible working, discrimination
Employer and employee guide to unpaid parental leave - eligibility, how much leave can be taken and notice periods, postponing leave
Whistleblowing - what it is, who to tell, what to expect and how to complain if you're treated unfairly.
Get business support and advice over the phone and online - setting up and running a business.
Legal rights for pregnant employees - including paid time off for antenatal appointments, maternity leave and pay, protection against discrimination and telling the employer about the pregnancy.
A contract is an agreement between employee and employer setting out implied and explicit terms and conditions - written statement of particulars, collective agreements
If you're over 80 you can get your State Pension topped up to £110.75 a week in 2026 to 2027 - for men born before 6 April 1951 and women born before 6 April 1953
Employer calculator - calculate your employee’s statutory redundancy payment
It is against the law to discriminate against anyone because of their sex, religion, disability or certain other personal characteristics ('protected characteristics')
Get help and advice on employment rights - telephone, opening hours, website
Taking early retirement can affect the pension and benefits you get
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