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Working while taking your pension, State Pension age, retirement age, how long you can work, tax and national insurance, flexible working, discrimination
A contract is an agreement between employee and employer setting out implied and explicit terms and conditions - written statement of particulars, collective agreements
Documents you need when you get asked for a criminal record check when applying for a role
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.
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
Tell HMRC about changes to your business - a change of name, address, legal structure or business activity
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
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.
Authorise someone to deal with HMRC for you - how to appoint an agent, friend, relative or voluntary organisation.
Whistleblowing - what it is, who to tell, what to expect and how to complain if you're treated unfairly.
PAYE Settlement Agreements (PSA) allow employers to make an annual payment to HRMC for some types of expenses and benefits - apply, renew, deadlines
Employment status (worker, employee, self-employed, director or contractor) affects employment rights and employer responsibilities in the workplace
Small businesses can record income and expenses when money is actually paid rather than when they've invoiced or received
Find out how to get HMRC PAYE forms including P45, P60, starter checklist (which replaced the P46), P11D.
Running a business from home - insurance, business rates, expenses, tax allowances
Wage slips must show any deductions and explain them - not everyone has the right to a payslip
Personal pay and tax records you must keep to fill in a Self Assessment tax return: which records to keep, how long to keep records.
Use this form to claim Carer’s Allowance by post if you can’t claim online.
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
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