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You may be able to increase your State Pension based on the National Insurance record
Joining a union and getting recognition for collective bargaining and agreements - legal rules about membership, union reps and your rights
Where to find internships and work placements.
If your employer is 'insolvent' this means it cannot pay its debts - your rights if this happens, claiming money owed to you, where to get advice
A form for employers to fill in and give to employees who aren't entitled to Statutory Maternity Pay.
Overtime law - what is overtime, overtime pay, employee rights, part-time workers and time off in lieu
Employees working for one employer without a break, employments rights for continuous services, breaks that do not affect continuous service
Your insurance must cover you for at least £5 million - check authorised insurers and how you can be fined
What an employee needs to do when they resign from a job: how to give notice, notice period, payment arrangements, gardening leave, restrictive covenants
Work out your new employee's tax code and starter declaration to set them up on your payroll software and register them with HMRC.
Regular payroll tasks - record employee pay, calculate deductions, give payslips, report to and pay HMRC, view the balance of what you owe HMRC.
Contact information for finding out about health and safety at work issues and making a complaint and reporting injuries
Use the online form to complain about not being paid the National Minimum Wage, employment agencies, gangmasters or working hours.
Rights of employees when accepting conditional and unconditional job offers and about breach of contract
Blind Person's Allowance is an extra amount you can earn before paying tax - what you'll get, eligibility, how to apply and how to transfer your allowance
You can receive an unlimited fine for employing an illegal worker - find out what happens and what you can do
Checks employers might need to run on job applicants, including right to work in the UK, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS - formerly CRB) checks and health checks
What you must do by law with a deductions from earnings order (DEO or AEO) to make child maintenance deductions from your employee's pay.
When an employee leaves or retires, update your payroll, give the employee a P45.
The main things you need to consider when employing people for the first time or if you've never hired an employee before
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