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Apply for a sponsor licence so you can sponsor foreign workers or students to come and work or study in the UK
'Defined contribution' and 'defined benefit' pension schemes - what they are and what you'll get from them
Working while taking your pension, State Pension age, retirement age, how long you can work, tax and national insurance, flexible working, discrimination
Tell HMRC about changes to your business - a change of name, address, legal structure or business activity
Reclaim Statutory Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Parental Bereavement Pay and Shared Parental Pay, find out about Small Employers’ Relief and get help if you cannot afford payments.
Use the online form to complain about not being paid the National Minimum Wage, employment agencies, gangmasters or working hours.
What subcontractors in the building industry must do under the Construction Industry Scheme - registering, record keeping, applying for gross payment status and reporting business changes
Guidance for employees and employers: employment rights when on maternity, paternity, adoption, neonatal care or parental bereavement leave - keeping in touch days, annual leave, returning to work, redundancy.
Tax you pay and tax relief you get on contributions to your private pension - annual allowance, lifetime allowance, apply for individual protection
Employment status (worker, employee, self-employed, director or contractor) affects employment rights and employer responsibilities in the workplace
Whistleblowing - what it is, who to tell, what to expect and how to complain if you're treated unfairly.
If you're over 80 you can get your State Pension topped up to £110.75 a week in 2026 to 2027 - for men born before 6 April 1951 and women born before 6 April 1953
Home Responsibilities Protection ran between 1978 and 2010 to help protect your State Pension: National Insurance credits, what you'll get, eligibility and applying.
Get help and advice on employment rights - telephone, opening hours, website
Authorise someone to deal with HMRC for you - how to appoint an agent, friend, relative or voluntary organisation.
Use the sponsor management system - employers sponsoring Worker and Temporary Worker visa holders
It is against the law to discriminate against anyone because of their sex, religion, disability or certain other personal characteristics ('protected characteristics')
Documents you need when you get asked for a criminal record check when applying for a role
If you're an employer and provide expenses or benefits to employees or directors, you might need to tell HMRC and pay tax and National Insurance on them
If you cannot use the online service to get a State Pension forecast, you can do it by post using this application form. Fill it in and post it to us.
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