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Workers' rights to rest breaks at work - length of breaks, how your age affects rest breaks, exceptions to the rules for shift workers, young people, and drivers
Workers over 18 are usually entitled to 3 types of break - rest breaks at…
Employers can say when employees take rest breaks during work time as long…
Workers may be entitled to ‘compensatory rest’ if they don’t have the…
Workers aren’t entitled to the 3 general types of rest break if they work…
Young workers (above school leaving age and under 18) are usually entitled…
Workers who can’t take or aren’t allowed rest breaks should speak to their…
How to end a commercial lease early, what happens if you break the terms of your lease, use a clause in your agreement
Career breaks - eligibility and notice periods, contract terms and conditions.
PC Ady Bebb successfully broke the Guinness World Record for ‘Fastest Marathon dressed as a Road Vehicle’ during the London Marathon recently.
Children under 10 who break the law can be given a Local Child Curfew, a Child Safety Order or can be taken into care
EU and GB domestic rules for drivers of goods vehicles and passenger-carrying vehicles
Apply through your local council for short-term ('respite') care for your sick or disabled child to enable you to have a break from caring
Form for short break carers to fill in to prove that they meet the training, support and development standards for foster carers.
The range of prison sentences a court can give - including suspended, fixed-term, indeterminate and life sentences.
Substances that are classed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and when you're allowed to use them.
Married Couple's Allowance could reduce your tax bill each year you're married or in a civil partnership if one of you was born before before 6 April 1935
Information relating to the procurement of the Aerial Dispersant Spray service including background information, upcoming events and links to resources.
How civil servants can improve their capability and skills, including learning and development, the Fast Stream and professional networks.
How to get contact with your grandchildren if parents divorce or separate and will not let you see them: mediation, applying for a court order
You might be able to get Income Tax back or pay less tax if you make maintenance payments to an ex-spouse or civil partner.
SIA regulation: how the SIA enforces the law and what the penalties are for breaking it.
On 10-13 June 2014 the former Foreign Secretary, Lord Hague of Richmond and Angelina Jolie, Special Envoy for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, co-chaired the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict. This was the largest gathering ever...
Employees working for one employer without a break, employments rights for continuous services, breaks that do not affect continuous service
Disputes with neighbours - noisy neighbours, barking dogs, statutory nuisances, high hedges, mediation and when your council can step in
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