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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…
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…
Guidance for employees and employers: employment rights when on maternity, paternity, adoption, neonatal care or parental bereavement leave - keeping in touch days, annual leave, returning to work, redundancy.
What qualifies as ordinary commuting and private travel for tax purposes.
Arranging final payments to employees or pension recipients who die, and reporting the death of an employee at work to the Health and Safety Executive and the police.
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
How to pay Class 1A National Insurance for employers, including a HMRC reference number, bank details, Faster Payments, CHAPS, Bacs, overseas payments and deadlines.
Workplace pensions - what employers have to do, automatic enrolment, ongoing duties, stakeholder pensions
Your Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - what you get, how to claim, maternity rights and extra help
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