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Your Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - what you get, how to claim, maternity rights and extra help
When you take time off to have a baby you might be eligible for: Statutory…
Statutory Maternity Leave is 52 weeks. It’s made up of: Ordinary Maternity…
Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) is paid for up to 39 weeks. You get: 90% of…
Statutory Maternity Leave You qualify for Statutory Maternity Leave if:…
Statutory Maternity Leave At least 15 weeks before your due date, tell…
Maternity benefits Use a benefits calculator to see what help you can get…
Employment status (worker, employee, self-employed, director or contractor) affects employment rights and employer responsibilities in the workplace
In employment law a person’s employment status helps determine: their…
A person is generally classed as a ‘worker’ if: they have a contract or…
An employee is someone who works under an employment contract. A person…
An employee shareholder is someone who works under an employment contract…
A person is self-employed if they run their business for themselves and…
Company directors run limited companies on behalf of shareholders.…
A person who’s been appointed to a position by a company or organisation…
A court or employment tribunal (known as an industrial tribunal in…
Apply for indefinite leave to remain if you have an Innovator Founder or Innovator visa - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.
You may be eligible for indefinite leave to remain if you have an…
Before you can apply, you must show an approved body that you’ve grown…
Your partner and children can apply at the same time if they’re eligible.…
You should apply during the last month of your current permission to be in…
You’ll usually get a decision within 6 months. If you paid to use the…
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
Apply for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa to live and work in the UK if you’re from a participating country - fees, eligibility, how to apply.
Find details of a building control approver listed on the register of building control approvers (RBCAs) for England.
The police can stop and question you at any time - they can search you depending on the situation.
Find registered designs in the UK
Find out about help you can get moving from benefits to work - training, work trials, starting your own business, help with drug or alcohol problems, carer support
Search for the will of a soldier who died while serving in the British armed forces between 1850 and 1986
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