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Employment status (worker, employee, self-employed, director or contractor) affects employment rights and employer responsibilities in the workplace
In employment law a person’s employment status helps determine: their…
A person is generally classed as a ‘worker’ if: they have a contract or…
An employee is someone who works under an employment contract. A person…
An employee shareholder is someone who works under an employment contract…
A person is self-employed if they run their business for themselves and…
Company directors run limited companies on behalf of shareholders.…
A person who’s been appointed to a position by a company or organisation…
A court or employment tribunal (known as an industrial tribunal in…
Manage the finances or property of a missing person, someone kidnapped or taken hostage, or in a foreign prison and not able to communicate. Apply to the High Court to be a guardian. You'll need a guardianship order.
You can apply to be a guardian and manage the finances or property of…
You can apply if you’re the missing person’s: husband, wife or civil…
You can make a claim yourself or use a legal representative. Fill in the…
You must pay either: a £528 application fee if you apply to the Chancery…
The court will send copies of your form back to you, with ‘acknowledgement…
The guardianship order will tell you when you can start to make decisions…
The Office of the Public Guardian will supervise you while you act as a…
You must keep financial records and accounts. Follow the rules for gifts…
You must write a report for the Office of the Public Guardian each year…
You must apply to the High Court if you need to change your guardianship,…
Your guardianship ends automatically if one of the following things…
Blind Person's Allowance is an extra amount you can earn before paying tax - what you'll get, eligibility, how to apply and how to transfer your allowance
Blind Person’s Allowance is an extra amount of tax-free allowance. It…
Blind Person’s Allowance is added to your yearly Personal Allowance - the…
England and Wales You can claim Blind Person’s Allowance if both of the…
Contact HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to claim. HMRC Telephone: 0300 200…
You can transfer your Blind Person’s Allowance to your spouse or civil…
We are an independent expert committee established by the Transport Act 1985, providing advice to the government on the transport needs of disabled people. DPTAC works with the Department for Transport .
Understand the roles of accountable persons and the principal accountable person for a high-rise residential building, and what they must do.
List of designated persons and notices issued about new designations, revocations, delistings and other changes to the UK Sanctions List.
Advice for prescribed persons on how to deal with whistleblowing disclosures.
Find out if you are an entitled relative and how to claim an estate from the Bona Vacantia Division.
The information clients, principal designers, principal contractors and accountable persons need to keep.
How trailblazer groups work to support the development of occupational standards for apprenticeships.
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