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If your employer is 'insolvent' this means it cannot pay its debts - your rights if this happens, claiming money owed to you, where to get advice

• Overview

  Your employer is insolvent if it cannot pay its debts. They might: make…

• Your rights

  You have different rights depending on whether your employer: makes you…

• What you can get

  What money you’re entitled to depends on: how long you were employed what…

• Apply for money you're owed

  You’re eligible to apply if: you were an employee you’re a UK or EEA…

• After you apply

  It usually takes up to 6 weeks to get your payment but can take longer.…

Where you can work, your rights, healthcare, tax and National Insurance payments.

• Overview

  You’ll need a work permit to work in most EU countries if you’re a UK…

• Healthcare and insurance

  You may be eligible to use a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) or UK…

• Working abroad for a UK employer

  If you are sent to work abroad temporarily, your employer must follow some…

• Tax

  You might still have to pay UK Income Tax, depending on what your…

What to do if you're an employer who has been taken to an employment tribunal. Find out about the hearing, what happens if you lose your case and how to appeal.

• Overview

  You can be taken to an employment tribunal by an employee or someone else…

• Before the hearing

  You’ll be given at least 14 days’ notice before the hearing - you’ll get a…

• At the hearing

  Cases are normally held at the employment tribunal office closest to where…

• If you lose the case

  If you lose, the tribunal can order you to do certain things depending on…

• If you disagree with a tribunal decision

  You can ask the tribunal to reconsider the decision if you lose the case.…

• Legislation

  The Employment Tribunal follows certain rules and processes that you also…

Who can check your criminal record for a role, the application process and how to recognise a genuine certificate.

What you must do when you sell your company, partnership or sole trader business

National Insurance - your National Insurance number, how much you pay, National Insurance rates and classes, check your contributions record.

• Updated: 20 November 2024

When a business changes owner, employees could be protected under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) regulations (TUPE) - types of transfers, your rights, contracts, redundancy, where to get help

Your legal right to time off to care for dependants - when you can take time off, how long you get, your rights

Apply for a Service Supplier visa to provide a service under contract for a UK company - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.