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Rights of employees when accepting conditional and unconditional job offers and about breach of contract
When employers move, employees with mobility clauses, what happens with redundancies, compensation, disputes and company takeovers
How employment contracts can be changed, problems with changes and breach of contract
You can receive an unlimited fine for employing an illegal worker - find out what happens and what you can do
Employers' responsibilities for different contract types: full-time, part-time, fixed term, agency workers, consultants, zero hours, family members, volunteers and young workers
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.
Grievances and disciplinary action at work can be solved by informal discussions, formal procedures, mediation, conciliation or arbitration.
Personal data an employer can keep about an employee, and employee rights to see this information under data protection rules
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
Employment rights and questions you can be asked about your disability - disability symbol, employment advisers and reasonable adjustments
Employees' rights at work under fixed-term contracts - and what happens if a contract is renewed or ended.
Guidance for people of State Pension age living outside the UK who have been asked to return a Life Certificate.
Paying tax as a student - term-time jobs, holiday jobs, overseas students, jobs abroad, overpaying tax.
Employees can raise a grievance at work when an informal solution is not possible - grievance procedure, mediation, meetings, appeals
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.
Disciplinary procedures your employer has at work - disciplinary hearings, appeals, suspension, dismissal and help and advice
Accommodation provided by an employer can affect the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage: offset rates, accommodation charges.
You may need a child performance licence for any child taking part in a public performance, sporting event or modelling assignment
The rules for working on Sundays, opt in, opt out arrangements, rules for shop and betting shop workers
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