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What new employers need to do for PAYE, including choosing whether to run payroll yourself, paying someone for the first time and keeping records.
A contract is an agreement between employee and employer setting out implied and explicit terms and conditions - written statement of particulars, collective agreements
Use the sponsor management system - employers sponsoring Worker and Temporary Worker visa holders
Running a business from home - insurance, business rates, expenses, tax allowances
Use this form to claim Carer’s Allowance by post if you can’t claim online.
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
Employer calculator - calculate your employee’s statutory redundancy payment
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.
Get help and advice on employment rights - telephone, opening hours, website
Small businesses can record income and expenses when money is actually paid rather than when they've invoiced or received
Tell HMRC about changes to your business - a change of name, address, legal structure or business activity
Find volunteering opportunities, and volunteer rights, pay, expenses, age limits, criminal record checks.
It is against the law to discriminate against anyone because of their sex, religion, disability or certain other personal characteristics ('protected characteristics')
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.
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.
Tax you pay and tax relief you get on contributions to your private pension - annual allowance, lifetime allowance, apply for individual protection
Find out how to get HMRC PAYE forms including P45, P60, starter checklist (which replaced the P46), P11D.
Taking early retirement can affect the pension and benefits you get
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