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Holiday entitlement or annual leave - information for employers and workers on entitlement, calculating leave, taking leave, accruing leave and disputes
Almost all people classed as workers are legally entitled to 5.6 weeks’…
For regular-hours workers, employers can use a ‘leave year’ or an…
Workers are entitled to a week’s pay for each week of statutory leave that…
The general notice period for taking leave is at least twice as long as…
During their notice period the worker may be able to take whatever is left…
Medicines and Healthcare product Regulatory Agency official Parental Leave policy and procedures.
Guidance for employees and employers: employment rights when on maternity, paternity, adoption or parental bereavement leave - keeping in touch days, annual leave, returning to work, redundancy
An explanation of how holiday entitlement and pay operate during the pandemic, where it differs from the standard holiday entitlement and pay guidance.
Employer and employee guide to unpaid carer’s leave - who can take it, how long for, when can employers postpone or delay.
Rules employers must follow when making staff redundant - consultations, notice periods, compulsory and non-compulsory redundancy and redundancy pay
Apply for a UK Ancestry visa if you're a Commonwealth citizen and can prove that one of your grandparents was born in the UK - eligibility, fees, documents, how to apply, how long it takes and how to settle
Landlords need to follow certain procedures when evicting tenants - find out about eviction notices, harassment and illegal evictions, and going to court
Apply for indefinite leave to remain ('settlement') if you have a business, investor or talent visa - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
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