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Who's entitled to the minimum wage, what's included when working out the minimum wage, and what happens if there's a dispute.
Find out if, and how, you need to register with HMRC when you start employing people.
Your legal right to time off to care for dependants - when you can take time off, how long you get, your rights
Apply to get an EORI number to move goods between Great Britain, Northern Ireland or the Isle of Man, and other countries.
Search for patents and supplementary certificates (SPCs) that have been granted, published and filed
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.
Business rates are charged on most non-domestic properties - who has to pay, how your rates are calculated, getting a revaluation, what to do if your premises change.
Employer guide to Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - rates, eligibility, notice period, form SMP1, recover statutory pay
End-of-year tasks, P60 form, report expenses and benefits, send last FPS to HMRC, prepare for new tax year.
Check if you can get a reduction in your business rates bill with business rates relief and find out how to apply.
Employer guide to Statutory Sick Pay - SSP rates, form SSP1, eligibility, fit notes (formerly sick notes), recover statutory pay.
Accounts for Companies House and Company Tax Returns for HMRC - what you must send, deadlines, filing separately or together
Business Asset Disposal Relief (was known as Entrepreneurs' Relief) can reduce your Capital Gains Tax (CGT) when you sell certain business assets or shares - eligibility, deadlines, how to claim
Contact Companies House to register your limited company, file returns and accounts
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 new employers need to do for PAYE, including choosing whether to run payroll yourself, paying someone for the first time and keeping records.
Get business support and advice over the phone and online - setting up and running a business.
Employer and employee guide to unpaid parental leave - eligibility, how much leave can be taken and notice periods, postponing leave
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.
Employer calculator - calculate your employee’s statutory redundancy payment
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