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Employer guide to Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - rates, eligibility, notice period, form SMP1, recover statutory pay
How to take an employer to a tribunal: the hearing, what happens if you lose your case, how to appeal.
Get business support and advice over the phone and online - setting up and running a business.
Minimum working age and pay for children, how to apply for performance licences and what local council bylaws say about employing children, paying someone over 16
Help for home energy-saving improvements - eligibility, how to apply
Employers must make reasonable adjustments to make sure workers with disabilities or health conditions are not substantially disadvantaged
Find a Trading Standards office to complain about illegal sales activity or to get business advice about trading legally
Find out if simplified expenses suits your business. Compare what expenses you can claim using simplified expenses with what you can claim by working out the actual costs.
Employer calculator - calculate your employee’s statutory redundancy payment
Check if you're eligible for a student loan, find out how much you can get, how to apply and when you start repaying.
Whistleblowing - what it is, who to tell, what to expect and how to complain if you're treated unfairly.
A contract is an agreement between employee and employer setting out implied and explicit terms and conditions - written statement of particulars, collective agreements
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.
Funding for adult learners - grants and bursaries for study and training costs
Find registered designs in the UK
Consumer protection and rights for goods and services - returning faulty goods, consumer credit, credit and store cards, refunds.
Business plans - download free templates and get help writing a business plan
What to do about bullying and harassment at work - the law, action employees can take and advice for employers about their responsibilities
Dismissal is when your employer ends your employment - reasons you can be dismissed, unfair and constructive dismissal and what to do if you're dismissed
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