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Your Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - what you get, how to claim, maternity rights and extra help
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Your Statutory Paternity Pay and Leave - eligibility, what you get, how to claim.
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Taking up your State Pension later - what you'll get, how to defer, extra State Pension and lump sum payment.
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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.
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How to claim State Pension if you're overseas - payment, tax, change of circumstances - contact the International Pension Centre
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International Pension Centre contact details for pension enquiries if you've lived or worked abroad
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Being made redundant - rights, statutory payments you're entitled to, notice periods and consultation, finding a job.
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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.
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Records and paperwork you must keep if you're self-employed as a sole trader or partner in a business: income, costs, profit, how long to keep records.
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Your legal right to time off to care for dependants - when you can take time off, how long you get, your rights
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Understand the letters and numbers in your employee's tax codes, know when to update someone's tax code
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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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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.
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Check if your pay matches the National Minimum Wage, the National Living Wage or if your employer owes you payments from the previous year.
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Find out if, and how, you need to register with HMRC when you start employing people.
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How to pay Class 2 self-employed National Insurance contributions - online, bank transfer, cheque, payslips.
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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.
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Getting help with tax returns, allowances, tax codes, filling in forms and what to do if you owe HMRC
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Claim money if you've lost your job because your employer has been made insolvent
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Claim up to £5,000 off your employer's National Insurance (NI), who is eligible, how to claim using your payroll software