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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.
Claim money if you've lost your job because your employer has been made insolvent
Becoming an apprentice - what to expect, apprenticeship levels, pay and training, making an application, complaining about an apprenticeship.
Your Statutory Paternity Pay and Leave - eligibility, what you get, how to claim.
Claiming your State Pension later - extra State Pension, backdated arrears and lump sum payments.
Being made redundant - rights, statutory payments you're entitled to, notice periods and consultation, finding a job.
Your legal right to time off to care for dependants - when you can take time off, how long you get, your rights
Find out if a potential employee's document gives them the right to work in the UK and which documents employers should check.
How to claim State Pension if you're overseas - payment, tax, change of circumstances - contact the International Pension Centre
National Insurance contributions if you're self-employed - rates and exceptions.
Your Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - what you get, how to claim, maternity rights and extra help
Additional State Pension, also known as the State Second Pension or SERPS, is extra money on top of your basic State Pension.
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.
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…
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
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.
Claim compensation if your employer is insolvent and you were not paid for your notice period
How to pay Class 2 self-employed National Insurance contributions - online, bank transfer, cheque, payslips.
Small businesses can record income and expenses when money is actually paid rather than when they've invoiced or received
Getting help with tax returns, allowances, tax codes, filling in forms and what to do if you owe HMRC
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