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Paying tax as a student - term-time jobs, holiday jobs, overseas students, jobs abroad, overpaying tax.
Joining a union and getting recognition for collective bargaining and agreements - legal rules about membership, union reps and your rights
Overtime law - what is overtime, overtime pay, employee rights, part-time workers and time off in lieu
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
Guidance for people of State Pension age living outside the UK who have been asked to return a Life Certificate.
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.
Use form SSP2 if you're an employer and need to record details of an employee's sickness absences for Statutory Sick Pay (SSP).
When employers move, employees with mobility clauses, what happens with redundancies, compensation, disputes and company takeovers
Employees' rights at work under fixed-term contracts - and what happens if a contract is renewed or ended.
Grievances and disciplinary action at work can be solved by informal discussions, formal procedures, mediation, conciliation or arbitration.
Your Statutory Adoption Pay and Leave - what you get, how to claim and eligibility
Support from Jobcentre Plus if you're recruiting - including work trials, recruitment advice, Youth Contract and other employment schemes
Employees can raise a grievance at work when an informal solution is not possible - grievance procedure, mediation, meetings, appeals
Employers' responsibilities for different contract types: full-time, part-time, fixed term, agency workers, consultants, zero hours, family members, volunteers and young workers
Check your local council for advice on becoming a licensed chaperone for children in the entertainment, modelling or sports
Register your details to receive alerts about career opportunities in international organisations (like the United Nations or European institutions).
Personal data an employer can keep about an employee, and employee rights to see this information under data protection rules
Rights for interns and students in the workplace; work experience; work placements; rights to the National Minimum Wage.
The rules for working on Sundays, opt in, opt out arrangements, rules for shop and betting shop workers
Where you can work, your rights, healthcare, tax and National Insurance payments.
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