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Rules employers must follow when making staff redundant - consultations, notice periods, compulsory and non-compulsory redundancy and redundancy pay.
Redundancy is when you dismiss an employee because you no longer need…
You should take steps to avoid compulsory redundancies, for example by:…
You can lay off an employee (ask them to stay at home or take unpaid…
Voluntary redundancy This is where you ask employees if they’d like to…
If you decide you need to make compulsory redundancies, you must: identify…
If you do not consult employees in a redundancy situation, any…
You must give staff notice and agree a leaving date once you’ve finished…
Employees you make redundant might be entitled to redundancy pay - this is…
If you make staff redundant, you may give them a ‘termination payment’.…
If you have to make redundancies, Jobcentre Plus can give you and your…
Check that the tax and National Insurance shown on your payslip or deduction statement has been paid correctly if you’re an agency worker, temporary worker or contractor, or you work through an umbrella or payroll company.
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If your payment is more than 15 days overdue, first and second late payment penalties apply. Find out how to avoid penalties and get help to pay in instalments.
Find out about a tax avoidance scheme used by landlords to reduce their tax liability.
The current zero-rate relief for VAT on Women’s Sanitary Products will be extended to include reusable period underwear
Being made redundant - rights, statutory payments you're entitled to, notice periods and consultation, finding a job.
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