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Getting help with tax returns, allowances, tax codes, filling in forms and what to do if you owe HMRC
Employer and employee guide to unpaid parental leave - eligibility, how much leave can be taken and notice periods, postponing leave
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
How to take an employer to a tribunal: the hearing, what happens if you lose your case, how to appeal.
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
Requesting flexible working, how to make an application, what business reasons an employer can give to reject an application and how to appeal.
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.
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.
Employers must make reasonable adjustments to make sure workers with disabilities or health conditions are not substantially disadvantaged
Future Pension Centre contact details - for pension forecasts, statements, advice and enquiries.
Get business support and advice over the phone and online - setting up and running a business.
What new employers need to do for PAYE, including choosing whether to run payroll yourself, paying someone for the first time and keeping records.
Estimate your armed forces pension - get a forecast of your armed forces pension, apply online or by post
Claim capital allowances so your business pays less tax when you buy assets - equipment, fixtures, business cars, plant and machinery, annual investment allowance, first-year allowances.
Employer calculator - calculate your employee’s statutory redundancy payment
Running a business from home - insurance, business rates, expenses, tax allowances
Who's entitled to the minimum wage, what's included when working out the minimum wage, and what happens if there's a dispute.
Apply for a sponsor licence so you can sponsor foreign workers or students to come and work or study in the UK
A contract is an agreement between employee and employer setting out implied and explicit terms and conditions - written statement of particulars, collective agreements
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