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How to apply for a full or partial completion certificate after building work on a higher-risk building has been completed.

• Updated: 27 March 2025

Employer guide to Statutory Sick Pay - SSP rates, form SSP1, eligibility, fit notes (formerly sick notes), recover statutory pay.

• Overview

  Your employees may be eligible for Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), which is…

• Entitlement

  The weekly rate for Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) is £118.75 for up to 28…

• Eligibility and form SSP1

  To qualify for Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) employees must: have an employment…

• Notice and fit notes

  The employee should tell you they’re sick within the time limit set by…

• Help with sick pay

  If you’re insolvent HMRC will pay SSP for any employee who continues to…

This guide explains what the fit note is and how you can use it to have a work and health discussion.

• Updated: 6 October 2023

Advice for medical professionals to follow when assessing a patient's fitness to drive.

• Updated: 22 June 2022

Advice for medical professionals for assessing fitness to drive.

• Updated: 7 November 2025

Guidance for doctors, nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists, physiotherapists, employers, and patients using fit notes (statements of fitness for work).

• Updated: 9 July 2024

A short guide to preparing for the fitness tests in the application process to become a firefighter.

• Updated: 24 August 2018

Advice for medical professionals to follow when assessing drivers with neurological disorders.

• Updated: 7 November 2025

Bringing pets into Great Britain: pet passports, Great Britain pet health certificates, microchipping, rabies vaccinations, travelling with assistance dogs.

Tips at work do not count towards the National Minimum Wage - tips and tax, what your employer has to do, advice and help, cash in hand payments