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Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) calculator - calculate SSP for an employee
How to pay Class 1A National Insurance for employers, including a HMRC reference number, bank details, Faster Payments, CHAPS, Bacs, overseas payments and deadlines.
Check if your pay matches the National Minimum Wage, the National Living Wage or if your employer owes you payments from the previous year.
Employer guide to Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - rates, eligibility, notice period, form SMP1, recover statutory pay
Minimum working age and pay for children, how to apply for performance licences and what local council bylaws say about employing children, paying someone over 16
What happens if someone makes a money claim against you, saying you owe them money, and how you can respond or defend yourself
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.
Bringing in goods for personal use when you travel to the UK from abroad - types of tax and duty, duty free, EU and non-EU arrivals, banned and restricted goods.
Contact Companies House to register your limited company, file returns and accounts
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
When you do and do not have to offer a refund, repair or replacement, unconditional refunds for online purchases, and penalties for deceiving customers
Get business support and advice over the phone and online - setting up and running a business.
What to do if you receive a county court judgment (CCJ) - how to get it set aside or change what you pay, what happens if you do not pay, how to search the register. Includes information from the withdrawn EX320 and EX326 gu…
Running a limited company - including directors' responsibilities, company annual returns, reporting company changes and how to take money out of a limited company
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
When you need planning permission, where to apply, what counts as permitted development and how to appeal a planning permission decision
What new employers need to do for PAYE, including choosing whether to run payroll yourself, paying someone for the first time and keeping records.
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