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Workers' rights to rest breaks at work - length of breaks, how your age affects rest breaks, exceptions to the rules for shift workers, young people, and drivers
Workers over 18 are usually entitled to 3 types of break - rest breaks at…
Employers can say when employees take rest breaks during work time as long…
Workers may be entitled to ‘compensatory rest’ if they don’t have the…
Workers aren’t entitled to the 3 general types of rest break if they work…
Young workers (above school leaving age and under 18) are usually entitled…
Workers who can’t take or aren’t allowed rest breaks should speak to their…
How to show MHRA you're meeting good clinical practice (GCP) standards and what to expect from an inspection.
Understand and avoid all types of anti-competitive and cartel activity including price-fixing, collusion, bid-ridding and sharing markets. Know how to report concerns to the CMA.
All businesses, whatever their size, must understand how they’re affected…
You must avoid all types of anti-competitive activity in your business…
The people who run your business are responsible for ensuring it does not…
The way you report anti-competitive activity depends on the type of…
Employment agencies and businesses must keep proper records and can be inspected by the Employment Agency Standards (EAS) Inspectorate; the records you must keep, how long to store them and what happens if you're inspected
EU and GB domestic rules for drivers of goods vehicles and passenger-carrying vehicles
The latest versions of the Criminal Procedure Rules and of the Criminal Practice Directions made by the Lord Chief Justice.
SIA regulation: how the SIA enforces the law and what the penalties are for breaking it.
Decisions where applicants allege that the union has broken its own rules. All decisions are in PDF format.
The rules, paperwork and training you need to transport dangerous goods
Being stopped by the police or DVSA - fixed penalties, roadside prohibitions, driving without an operator's licence, immobilisation and impounding.
The CMA has provided a short guide for employers on how to avoid anti-competitive behaviour.
Probation is when you serve a court sentence in the community, and can include unpaid work or being supervised after coming out of prison
This playbook explains how we use social media at GDS. In it, we share our best practice, what we've learned and what we're planning to do.
Bringing in goods for personal use when you travel to the UK from abroad - types of tax and duty, duty free, EU and non-EU arrivals, banned and restricted goods.
Comply with good manufacturing practice (GMP) and good distribution practice (GDP), and prepare for an inspection.
What you can do if your goods or vehicle are seized by Border Force or HM Revenue and Customs - get your things back or disagree with a customs seizure
If you're advertising or marketing, including direct marketing, you must be accurate and honest and follow the advertising codes of practice
How legal industrial action is organised, picketing and the law and what your employment rights when you are on strike
How to appeal against a fine issued by the Pensions Regulator under automatic pension enrolment rules.
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