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£10 million financial support package for families of children and young people with cancer to cover travel costs to and from appointments.

• Updated: 3 February 2026

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…

How Gaming Duty is charged, and who has to pay.

• Updated: 18 November 2025

Find out about Machine Games Duty, how the duty is charged and who has to pay.

• Updated: 18 November 2025

You usually need a licence from PPL PRS to play live or recorded music in public - includes playing background music at your business, and staging live music or theatre productions.

Lays-offs and short-time working - pay, rights, temporary lay-off, redundancy, taking on extra work, claiming Jobseeker's Allowance, short-time regulations and payments

Research focusing on time pressure and speed of working in assessment and the effect of extra time on assessment outcomes, plus statistics on access arrangements.

• Updated: 27 November 2025

Your rights to request time off for training or study while in a job

Pubs could stay open for extra time next summer.

• Updated: 4 December 2025

Stoke Heath’s family strategy outlines how we support prisoners in our care to develop meaningful and constructive relationships with their family or significant others.

• Updated: 28 January 2026