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Discrimination policy and equal opportunities in recruitment and in the workplace - age discrimination, disabled workers, gender reassignment, sex discrimination

• Overview

  It is against the law to treat someone less favourably than someone else…

• Discrimination in recruitment

  Discrimination in job adverts You must not state or imply in a job advert…

• Discrimination in work

  You must not discriminate against your workers. This could be done by, for…

A contract is an agreement between employee and employer setting out implied and explicit terms and conditions - written statement of particulars, collective agreements

• Overview

  All employees have an employment contract with their employer. A contract…

• Contract terms

  The legal parts of a contract are known as ‘terms’. An employer should…

• Collective agreements

  An employer may have an agreement with employees’ representatives (from…

• Written statement of employment particulars

  An employer must give employees and workers a document stating the main…

• Problems with a written statement

  If an employee or worker has a problem receiving their written statement,…

Use employment related securities (ERS) to reward, retain or give incentives to your employees, including any tax advantages.

• Updated: 10 October 2024

How to submit a request to Companies House to get trust information for an overseas entity, and what details we will share.

• Updated: 29 August 2025

Employment status (worker, employee, self-employed, director or contractor) affects employment rights and employer responsibilities in the workplace

Employers' responsibilities for different contract types: full-time, part-time, fixed term, agency workers, consultants, zero hours, family members, volunteers and young workers

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

Certification Officer (CO) guidance on eligibility, the application process and application form CO1.

• Updated: 28 February 2024

Employers' responsibilities for diversity monitoring: gender, ethnicity, sexuality and disability balance in the workplace - including data protection

Working effectively with trade unions; collective bargaining and agreements, informing and consulting, union subs, the check off, political funds, union reps