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Use the DBS Update Service to keep your DBS check certificates up to date or check an applicant's DBS certificate (used to be called CRB checks).
Make sure a job applicant can work in the UK - check they have the right documents and make sure you're not prosecuted for employing an illegal worker.
Get help at work, including an Access to Work grant, if you have a disability or health condition - eligibility, how to apply.
Access to Work can help you get or stay in work if you have a physical or…
As part of Access to Work, you may be eligible for: a grant to help pay…
Check you’re eligible before you apply. If you’re a civil servant, your…
Someone from Access to Work will contact you to talk about your…
You can claim money from your grant online or by post. What you need to…
You’ll need to renew your Access to Work grant before it ends if you use…
Employer checking service (ECS): check your employee or potential employee's immigration employment status
How to request a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for a potential employee: types of DBS check, how to request a check, how much it costs, how long it takes.
Find out what level of Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check you can get for an employee you’re recruiting. Formerly a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check.
Find out if a potential employee's document gives them the right to work in the UK and which documents employers should check.
Search for companies that can do Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks on your behalf (formerly Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks)
Minimum working age and pay for children, how to apply for performance licences and what local council bylaws say about employing children, paying someone over 16
Employers must make reasonable adjustments to make sure workers with disabilities or health conditions are not substantially disadvantaged
Employers can use the 'Find a job’ service to advertise jobs online
Apply for a sponsor licence so you can sponsor foreign workers or students to come and work or study in the UK
Get business support and advice over the phone and online - setting up and running a business.
Use the sponsor management system - employers sponsoring Worker and Temporary Worker visa holders
Who's entitled to the minimum wage, what's included when working out the minimum wage, and what happens if there's a dispute.
How to employ an apprentice, what's expected of you and what funding you can get.
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
Your insurance must cover you for at least £5 million - check authorised insurers and how you can be fined
You can receive an unlimited fine for employing an illegal worker - find out what happens and what you can do
Support from Jobcentre Plus if you're recruiting - including work trials, recruitment advice, Youth Contract and other employment schemes
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