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  • Overseas Domestic Worker visa

    Apply for an Overseas Domestic Worker visa if you've worked for your employer for at least a year - eligibility, fees, knowledge of English, your employment rights

  • References: your rights

    Getting a work reference from an employer either while in work or when applying for a new job – and what you can do if you think it's unfair.

  • Health Adjustment Passport

    This form can be used to support you to identify what help and changes are available to help you move into work or stay in a job.

    • From: Department for Work and Pensions
  • What you must do as a Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) contractor

    What you have to do under the Construction Industry Scheme if you're a contractor - registering, filing returns, paying subcontractors and keeping records.

  • Night working hours

    The rules on working hours - hour and limits, rests, health assessments and terms and conditions

  • Business transfers, takeovers and TUPE

    When a business changes owner, employees could be protected under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) regulations (TUPE) - types of transfers, your rights, contracts, redundancy, where to get help

  • Tax on company benefits

    What company benefits you pay tax on - including company cars, low-interest loans and accommodation, and what company benefits are tax-free, such as childcare

  • Your partner’s National Insurance record and your State Pension

    You may be able to increase your State Pension based on the National Insurance record

  • Being taken to an employment tribunal

    What to do if you're an employer who has been taken to an employment tribunal. Find out about the hearing, what happens if you lose your case and how to appeal.

  • Payslips: employee rights

    Wage slips must show any deductions and explain them - not everyone has the right to a payslip

  • Your rights if your employer is insolvent

    If your employer is 'insolvent' this means it cannot pay its debts - your rights if this happens, claiming money owed to you, where to get advice

  • Checks employers can make on job applicants

    Checks employers might need to run on job applicants, including right to work in the UK, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS - formerly CRB) checks and health checks

  • Part-time workers' rights

    Part-time workers should not be treated less favourably than full-time workers; employers' responsibilities and what part-time workers can do if they're treated unfairly

  • Continuous employment

    Employees working for one employer without a break, employments rights for continuous services, breaks that do not affect continuous service

  • Penalties for employing illegal workers

    You can receive an unlimited fine for employing an illegal worker - find out what happens and what you can do

  • Job offers: your rights

    Rights of employees when accepting conditional and unconditional job offers and about breach of contract

  • Employers' liability insurance

    Your insurance must cover you for at least £5 million - check authorised insurers and how you can be fined

  • Overtime: your rights

    Overtime law - what is overtime, overtime pay, employee rights, part-time workers and time off in lieu

  • Plan your retirement income

    Work out how much money you'll get when you retire and plan ahead - State Pension, Pension Credit, National Insurance

  • Check if you need to tell someone about your criminal record

    When to tell a potential employer, university, college or insurance company about a criminal record, when it becomes 'spent' and what shows up on a DBS check.