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Use the DBS Update Service to keep your DBS check certificates up to date or check an applicant's DBS certificate (used to be called CRB checks).
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Make sure a job applicant can work in the UK - check they have the right documents and make sure you're not prosecuted for employing an illegal worker.
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Enrol and use HMRC's PAYE Online service to send payroll information to HMRC, to view the balance of what you owe, and to access tax codes and notices about your employees
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How to pay PAYE and National Insurance for employers, including Construction Industry Scheme, student loan deductions, reference numbers, bank details, deadlines and payment booklets.
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Employer checking service (ECS): check your employee or potential employee's immigration employment status
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Class 1 National Insurance (NI) contribution rates for the current tax year, what NI category letters mean.
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Get help at work, including an Access to Work grant, if you have a disability or health condition - eligibility, how to apply.
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As an employer, if you provide company cars or fuel for your employees' private use, you'll need to work out the taxable value so you can report this to HMRC
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Understand the letters and numbers in your employee's tax codes, know when to update someone's tax code
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Calculate an employee’s maternity pay (SMP), paternity or adoption pay, relevant period and average weekly earnings
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Find out if a potential employee's document gives them the right to work in the UK and which documents employers should check.
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How to request a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for a potential employee: types of DBS check, how to request a check, how much it costs, how long it takes.
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Check if your pay matches the National Minimum Wage, the National Living Wage or if your employer owes you payments from the previous year.
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Find out if, and how, you need to register with HMRC when you start employing people.
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Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) calculator - calculate SSP for an employee
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Employer guide to Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - rates, eligibility, notice period, form SMP1, recover statutory pay
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Your legal right to time off to care for dependants - when you can take time off, how long you get, your rights
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Who's entitled to the minimum wage, what's included when working out the minimum wage, and what happens if there's a dispute.
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Find out what level of Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check you can get for an employee you’re recruiting. Formerly a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check.
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Employer guide to Statutory Sick Pay - SSP rates, form SSP1, eligibility, fit notes (formerly sick notes), recover statutory pay.