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How a prisoner is released - including Parole Board hearings, resettlement schemes and temporary release on licence

• When someone can leave prison

  When a prisoner is released depends on: the length of their sentence their…

• Temporary release from prison

  A prisoner may be allowed to leave prison for short periods towards the…

• Before someone leaves prison

  All prisoners get help preparing for life when they leave prison. In the…

• Support when someone leaves prison

  A person leaving prison may get the following financial support: Universal…

When an employee leaves or retires, update your payroll, give the employee a P45.

Overtime law - what is overtime, overtime pay, employee rights, part-time workers and time off in lieu

• Overview

  If you have normal working hours, overtime usually means any time you work…

• Compulsory overtime

  You only have to work overtime if your contract says so. Even if it does,…

• Part-time workers

  Usually, part-time workers must not be treated less favourably than…

• Time off and paid leave

  Time off in lieu (TOIL) Some employers give you time off instead of paying…

Employer guide to Statutory Paternity Pay or Leave - entitlement, eligibility, notice period, forms SC3 and SPP1, recover statutory pay.

How to come back to the UK to live if you were previously settled (given indefinite leave to remain) - find out if you need a Returning Resident visa

Find out what you need to do when making a full declaration to send goods from the UK.

• Updated: 13 May 2025

Apply for indefinite leave to remain on the basis of your private life - fees, who's eligible, how to apply.

Who's entitled to the minimum wage, what's included when working out the minimum wage, and what happens if there's a dispute.

Guidance for employees and employers: employment rights when on maternity, paternity, adoption, neonatal care or parental bereavement leave - keeping in touch days, annual leave, returning to work, redundancy.

Landlords need to follow certain procedures when evicting tenants - find out about eviction notices, harassment and illegal evictions, and going to court