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Tax and reporting rules for employers providing compensation for injuries at work
Ad hoc statistical analysis 2011 quarter 2: Pneumoconiosis etc (Workers’ Compensation) Act 1979 and 2008 Mesothelioma Scheme.
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…
Claim compensation for coal workers' pneumoconiosis (‘black lung’) if you worked as a miner for the British Coal or National Coal Board - find out how to claim for other conditions such as vibration white finger (VWF), chronic obstructive pulmonary...
Minimum wage rates for different types of paid employment - time work, output work, unmeasured work, salaried hours work.
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit is help if you're ill or disabled from an accident or disease caused by work - eligibility, how to claim.
How to get compensation if you've been injured as a result of an accident or injury when someone else is to blame.
Apply for a Skilled Worker visa (formerly a Tier 2 General work visa) if you’ve been offered a skilled job with a UK employer - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children, taking on additional...
Your pay - your payslip, performance-related pay, deductions and how to work out your weekly pay
A contract is an agreement between employee and employer setting out implied and explicit terms and conditions - written statement of particulars, collective agreements
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