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What to do if you're an employer who has been taken to an employment tribunal. Find out about the hearing, what happens if you lose your case and how to appeal.
The rules on working hours - hour and limits, rests, health assessments and terms and conditions
Age-related tax allowance, calculating tax if you carry on working, National Insurance payments
Employees working for one employer without a break, employments rights for continuous services, breaks that do not affect continuous service
If your employer is 'insolvent' this means it cannot pay its debts - your rights if this happens, claiming money owed to you, where to get advice
You may be able to increase your State Pension based on the National Insurance record
Checks employers might need to run on job applicants, including right to work in the UK, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS - formerly CRB) checks and health checks
What you have to do under the Construction Industry Scheme if you're a contractor - registering, filing returns, paying subcontractors and keeping records.
Where to find internships and work placements.
Workplace pensions - your employer's responsibilities to you to provide a workplace pension and what automatic enrolment means to you
Rights of employees when accepting conditional and unconditional job offers and about breach of contract
Rules employers must follow when making staff redundant - consultations, notice periods, compulsory and non-compulsory redundancy and redundancy pay.
Find courses and training online with the National Careers Service and get advice on funding the costs of learning
Employment rights and questions you can be asked about your disability - disability symbol, employment advisers and reasonable adjustments
Benefits and risks of transferring your pension pot or pension in payment within the UK or overseas
What an employee needs to do when they resign from a job: how to give notice, notice period, payment arrangements, gardening leave, restrictive covenants
Your insurance must cover you for at least £5 million - check authorised insurers and how you can be fined
Joining a union and getting recognition for collective bargaining and agreements - legal rules about membership, union reps and your rights
Paying tax as a student - term-time jobs, holiday jobs, overseas students, jobs abroad, overpaying tax.
Overtime law - what is overtime, overtime pay, employee rights, part-time workers and time off in lieu
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