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Claim up to £5,000 off your employer's National Insurance (NI), who is eligible, how to claim using your payroll software
Employer guide to Statutory Sick Pay - SSP rates, form SSP1, eligibility, fit notes (formerly sick notes), recover statutory pay.
Employer and employee guide to unpaid parental leave - eligibility, how much leave can be taken and notice periods
Get business support and advice over the phone and online - setting up and running a business.
Who's entitled to the minimum wage, what's included when working out the minimum wage, and what happens if there's a dispute.
Apply for a sponsor licence so you can sponsor foreign workers or students to come and work or study in the UK
What new employers need to do for PAYE, including choosing whether to run payroll yourself, paying someone for the first time and keeping records.
Employer guide to Statutory Paternity Pay or Leave - entitlement, eligibility, notice period, forms SC3 and SPP1, recover statutory pay.
If you're an employer and provide expenses or benefits to employees or directors, you might need to tell HMRC and pay tax and National Insurance on them
Download HMRC's free payroll software Basic PAYE Tools
Guidance for employees and employers: employment rights when on maternity, paternity, adoption or parental bereavement leave - keeping in touch days, annual leave, returning to work, redundancy
PAYE Settlement Agreements (PSA) allow employers to make an annual payment to HRMC for some types of expenses and benefits - apply, renew, deadlines
Employer calculator - calculate your employee’s statutory redundancy payment
Whistleblowing - what it is, who to tell, what to expect and how to complain if you're treated unfairly
Use the sponsor management system - employers sponsoring Worker and Temporary Worker visa holders
Employers must make reasonable adjustments to make sure workers with disabilities or health conditions are not substantially disadvantaged
Find out how to get HMRC PAYE forms including P45, P60, starter checklist (which replaced the P46), P11D.
Reclaim Statutory Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Parental Bereavement Pay and Shared Parental Pay, find out about Small Employers’ Relief and get help if you cannot afford payments.
Employers can use the 'Find a job’ service to advertise jobs online
You must tell DVLA if you have obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) or any sleep condition or apnoea which causes excessive sleepiness.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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