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Claim money if you've lost your job because your employer has been made insolvent
Requesting flexible working, how to make an application, what business reasons an employer can give to reject an application and how to appeal.
Plan your retirement income - State Pension, improve your pension, pay National Insurance, check your State Pension age
How to take an employer to a tribunal: the hearing, what happens if you lose your case, how to appeal.
Getting help with tax returns, allowances, tax codes, filling in forms and what to do if you owe HMRC
How to pay Class 2 self-employed National Insurance contributions - online, bank transfer, cheque, payslips.
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
What new employers need to do for PAYE, including choosing whether to run payroll yourself, paying someone for the first time and keeping records.
Download HMRC's free payroll software Basic PAYE Tools
PAYE Settlement Agreements (PSA) allow employers to make an annual payment to HRMC for some types of expenses and benefits - apply, renew, deadlines
Apply for a sponsor licence so you can sponsor foreign workers or students to come and work or study in the UK
Claim capital allowances so your business pays less tax when you buy assets - equipment, fixtures, business cars, plant and machinery, annual investment allowance, first-year allowances.
Records and paperwork you must keep if you're self-employed as a sole trader or partner in a business: income, costs, profit, how long to keep records.
Legal rights for pregnant employees - including paid time off for antenatal appointments, maternity leave and pay, protection against discrimination and telling the employer about the pregnancy.
Employer calculator - calculate your employee’s statutory redundancy payment
It is against the law to discriminate against anyone because of their sex, religion, disability or certain other personal characteristics ('protected characteristics')
'Defined contribution' and 'defined benefit' pension schemes - what they are and what you'll get from them
Guidance for employees and employers: employment rights when on maternity, paternity, adoption, neonatal care or parental bereavement leave - keeping in touch days, annual leave, returning to work, redundancy.
Who's entitled to the minimum wage, what's included when working out the minimum wage, and what happens if there's a dispute.
Estimate your armed forces pension - get a forecast of your armed forces pension, apply online or by post
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