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• Employee rights when taking maternity and other types of parental leave

  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.
• Minimum wage for different types of work

  Minimum wage rates for different types of paid employment - time work, output work, unmeasured work, salaried hours work.

  • Overview

    The National Minimum Wage is worked out at an hourly rate, but it applies…

  • Paid by the hour

    Workers paid according to the number of hours they are at work are classed…

  • Paid an annual salary

    Most people paid an annual salary are classed as doing ‘salaried hours…

  • Paid per task or piece of work done

    Workers paid per task they perform or piece of work they do (known as…

  • Paid in other ways (unmeasured work)

    If the work is not covered by any of the other types of work, it’s…

• Employment status

  Employment status (worker, employee, self-employed, director or contractor) affects employment rights and employer responsibilities in the workplace

  • Overview

    In employment law a person’s employment status helps determine: their…

  • Worker

    A person is generally classed as a ‘worker’ if: they have a contract or…

  • Employee

    An employee is someone who works under an employment contract. A person…

  • Employee shareholders

    An employee shareholder is someone who works under an employment contract…

  • Self-employed and contractor

    A person is self-employed if they run their business for themselves and…

  • Director

    Company directors run limited companies on behalf of shareholders.…

  • Office holder

    A person who’s been appointed to a position by a company or organisation…

  • Legal decisions on employment status

    A court or employment tribunal (known as an industrial tribunal in…

• Types of British nationality

  The different types of British nationality explained - British citizen, British overseas territories citizen, British overseas citizen, British subject, British national (overseas), British protected person
• Register as a community amateur sports club (CASC)

  How to register as a community amateur sports club (CASC) - eligibility, tax relief, form CASC A1
• Approved driving instructor (ADI) part 2 test

  Taking the approved driving instructor (ADI) part 2 test - what you need to bring and what happens during the test.
• Youth Mobility Scheme visa

  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.
• Private renting for tenants: evictions in England

  Landlords need to follow certain procedures when evicting tenants - find out about eviction notices, harassment and illegal evictions, and going to court
• Driving test: cars

  When to book your car driving test, what to take with you, what happens during the test, major and minor faults, and what happens if your test is cancelled.
• Types of prison sentence

  The range of prison sentences a court can give - including suspended, fixed-term, indeterminate and life sentences.