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Maternity Allowance is paid to pregnant women who do not get Statutory Maternity Pay - rate, eligibility, apply, form MA1
Search for companies that can do Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks on your behalf (formerly Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks)
Maternity or Paternity Leave or Pay, or Maternity Allowance for parents
Claim money if you've lost your job because your employer has been made insolvent
Class 1 National Insurance (NI) contribution rates for the current tax year, what NI category letters mean.
Your Statutory Paternity Pay and Leave - eligibility, what you get, how to claim.
Plan your retirement income - State Pension, improve your pension, pay National Insurance, check your State Pension age
Your legal right to time off to care for dependants - when you can take time off, how long you get, your rights
Business expenses you can claim if you're self-employed
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.
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
Being made redundant - rights, statutory payments you're entitled to, notice periods and consultation, finding a job.
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.
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
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…
How to pay Class 2 self-employed National Insurance contributions - online, bank transfer, cheque, payslips.
Claim compensation if your employer is insolvent and you were not paid for your notice period
Use the sponsor management system - employers sponsoring Worker and Temporary Worker visa holders
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