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Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports
Career breaks - eligibility and notice periods, contract terms and conditions.
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
Agricultural Sick Pay means you're paid wages while you're sick - can you get it, how to claim, what you'll get
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing vouchers to employees
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.
Protect yourself and your business by putting in place an anti-bribery policy for those who work for you and on your behalf
Tips at work do not count towards the National Minimum Wage - tips and tax, what your employer has to do, advice and help, cash in hand payments
DBS barring referral form to be used when referring a person to DBS. Guidance and additional information sheet included.
Discrimination policy and equal opportunities in recruitment and in the workplace - age discrimination, disabled workers, gender reassignment, sex discrimination
Check if you’ll pay tax or National Insurance on the 'termination payment' you may get when leaving a job.
As an agency worker, you have certain rights when using temp, recruitment agencies or employment agencies to find work - pay, holidays, equal treatment, fees.
Reporting a person who cannot work with children or vulnerable adults
Appeal a mistake on a criminal record check certificate or appeal a decision on DBS's list of people who are barred from certain roles
For additional information you cannot fit on your Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application form.
How employers must handle written and verbal staff resignations, business transfers and redundancy pay
How to make debt deductions from an employee's pay because of an 'attachment of earnings order' (AEO) from a court. Includes information from the withdrawn A/E guidance.
Disciplinary rules and procedures to deal with poor performance and conduct.
Update your payroll records when an employee reaches State Pension age so they stop paying National Insurance
Set up a Payroll Giving scheme for your employees using PAYE - when to make deductions, costs of running the scheme, which charities are eligible and what they must do when they get the donation
Compensation Recovery Unit forms for use by compensators (eg insurers) and their representatives (eg solicitors).
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