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It is against the law to discriminate against anyone because of their sex, religion, disability or certain other personal characteristics ('protected characteristics')
How to take an employer to a tribunal: the hearing, what happens if you lose your case, how to appeal.
Who's entitled to the minimum wage, what's included when working out the minimum wage, and what happens if there's a dispute.
Plan your retirement income - State Pension, improve your pension, pay National Insurance, check your State Pension age
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
Employer calculator - calculate your employee’s statutory redundancy payment
Apply for a sponsor licence so you can sponsor foreign workers or students to come and work or study in the UK
Future Pension Centre contact details - for pension forecasts, statements, advice and enquiries.
What new employers need to do for PAYE, including choosing whether to run payroll yourself, paying someone for the first time and keeping records.
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.
Set up and run a business partnership - naming a partnership, registering with HMRC, partnership tax returns and legal responsibilities
Use this form to claim Pension Credit by post if you cannot claim online by phone.
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
A contract is an agreement between employee and employer setting out implied and explicit terms and conditions - written statement of particulars, collective agreements
Estimate your armed forces pension - get a forecast of your armed forces pension, apply online or by post
Download HMRC's free payroll software Basic PAYE Tools
Working while taking your pension, State Pension age, retirement age, how long you can work, tax and national insurance, flexible working, discrimination
Business plans - download free templates and get help writing a business plan
'Defined contribution' and 'defined benefit' pension schemes - what they are and what you'll get from them
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