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Employees' rights at work under fixed-term contracts - and what happens if a contract is renewed or ended
Accommodation provided by an employer can affect the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage: offset rates, accommodation charges.
Lays-offs and short-time working - pay, rights, temporary lay-off, redundancy, taking on extra work, claiming Jobseeker's Allowance, short-time regulations and payments
Employers might monitor workers, but if the monitoring involves taking data, images or drug testing they have to do this in a way that's legal and fair
Get information and advice on statutory redundancy pay in England, Scotland and Wales - telephone, opening hours
How to dismiss staff fairly, working within dismissal rules and dealing with dismissals relating to whistleblowing
Ways to sell to the public sector - including the Digital Marketplace, Contracts Finder
The rules for working on Sundays, opt in, opt out arrangements, rules for shop and betting shop workers
Get information on bankruptcy, redundancy, paying off your debts, company insolvency and misconduct of trading companies and partnerships.
The employment status of au pairs, nannies, carers, personal assistants and other people who work in your home - how to tell if they're an employee or not, what happens with the National Minimum Wage, tax and National In…
Data protection rules for businesses in recruiting staff, keeping staff records and using CCTV
Trading hours for retailers, restrictions on Sunday opening and public holiday opening in England, Wales and Scotland
Your rights to request time off for training or study while in a job
Career breaks - eligibility and notice periods, contract terms and conditions.
Employers' responsibilities for different contract types: full-time, part-time, fixed term, agency workers, consultants, zero hours, family members, volunteers and young workers
Employer guide to Statutory Adoption Pay and Leave - entitlement, eligibility, notice period, proof of adoption, recover statutory pay
What happens if your company cannot pay its debts and is given a court judgment, statutory demand or winding-up order by your creditors
Check if you’re paying a worker the National Minimum Wage, the National Living Wage or if you owe them payments for the previous year.
Get contact details for official receivers in England and Wales
How to buy or acquire the assets of a dissolved company - how and when you can claim money or property, who to contact and the forms you need
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