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How to dismiss staff fairly, working within dismissal rules and dealing with dismissals relating to whistleblowing
Dismissal is when you end an employee’s contract. When dismissing staff,…
You must have a valid reason for dismissing an employee. Valid reasons…
Even if you think you’ve dismissed someone fairly, they could still claim…
Employees can only claim unfair dismissal if they’ve worked for a…
You can dismiss an employee if: they’re incapable of doing their job to…
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During the dismissal procedure, make sure you act fairly and reasonably.…
Andy Start, Chief Executive of Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) delivers his keynote speech at Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) 2023.
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Judge Tayler, Mr Andrew Morris and Mr Nick Aziz on 27 March 2024.
This page includes summaries of the winning bids for the Future Open Networks Research Challenge.
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Mr Justice Bourne on 24 April 2024.
Check you can get a divorce, agree or disagree with a divorce application, what to do if your husband or wife lacks mental capacity.
Find out what to put in your Full Payment Submission (FPS) and Employer Payment Summary (EPS) if you're paying employees through PAYE.
Check recent contacts from HMRC to help you decide if a suspicious email, phone call, text or letter could be a scam.
Employment Appeal Tribunal judgment of Lord Fairley on 12 September 2023.
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Judge Tayler on 7 March 2024.
Information for employers about late or non-filing PAYE penalties, specified charges, inaccurate reports and how to avoid penalties in future.
Employment Appeal Tribunal judgment of Judge Tucker on 9th November 2022.
Guidance setting out who can report payroll on paper, instead of online, and how to apply.
How you can have a marriage annulled, the reasons you can give for annulling a marriage and the forms you will need to apply for an annulment. This includes information from the withdrawn D191 guide.
What happens if you're stopped by the police while driving - breath tests, motoring offences, faults with your vehicle, seizing your vehicle
This Privacy Notice explains who is processing your data, the personal data we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and what your legal rights are.
Supplement to the existing GCA De-listing guidance. The GCA felt that additional clarification would be of benefit to the fresh produce sector.
Her work as a senior scientist involves using established imaging techniques and applying them in novel ways to real world situations, to help save lives.
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