Employing people

Services

  • 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).

  • 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.

  • How to pay PAYE and National Insurance for employers, including Construction Industry Scheme, student loan deductions, reference numbers, bank details, deadlines and payment booklets.

  • Class 1 National Insurance (NI) contribution rates for the current tax year, what NI category letters mean.

  • Employer checking service (ECS): check your employee or potential employee's immigration employment status

Guidance and regulation

News and communications

Research and statistics

Policy papers and consultations

Transparency and freedom of information releases