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This guide sets out who has to apply for a permit, how to apply and explains the other rules covering travel to Antarctica.
Requesting flexible working, how to make an application, what business reasons an employer can give to reject an application and how to appeal.
Flexible working is a way of working that suits an employee’s needs, for…
There are different ways of working flexibly. Job sharing Two people do…
Employees can apply for flexible working from their first day in a job.…
Employers must consider flexible working requests in a ‘reasonable…
Employees no longer have a statutory right to an appeal but may still be…
Sets out process and expectations on pre-application discussions.
An overview of voting in the UK, including voting in person, postal and proxy voting, and voting if you're abroad.
Apply to control wild birds for air safety, conservation, public health and safety or to prevent disease or agricultural damage.
Apply for a licence to disturb protected species of wild birds for science, education and conservation work and find out how to report your actions.
Apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate, to study certain subjects in the UK.
When you need a licence, when you can burn and how to burn safely.
How to apply for student finance - when to apply, deadlines, proof of identity, parents' income, change an application.
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Lord Fairley on 21 January 2026.
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