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  • References: your rights

    Getting a work reference from an employer either while in work or when applying for a new job – and what you can do if you think it's unfair.

  • Payslips: employee rights

    Wage slips must show any deductions and explain them - not everyone has the right to a payslip

  • Business transfers, takeovers and TUPE

    When a business changes owner, employees could be protected under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) regulations (TUPE) - types of transfers, your rights, contracts, redundancy, where to get help

  • Making staff redundant

    Rules employers must follow when making staff redundant - consultations, notice periods, compulsory and non-compulsory redundancy and redundancy pay.

  • Transferring your pension

    Benefits and risks of transferring your pension pot or pension in payment within the UK or overseas

  • National Insurance and tax after State Pension age

    Age-related tax allowance, calculating tax if you carry on working, National Insurance payments

  • Career skills and training

    Find courses and training online with the National Careers Service and get advice on funding the costs of learning

  • Tax on company benefits

    What company benefits you pay tax on - including company cars, low-interest loans and accommodation, and what company benefits are tax-free, such as childcare

  • Workplace pensions - what your employer can and cannot do

    Workplace pensions - your employer's responsibilities to you to provide a workplace pension and what automatic enrolment means to you

  • Your rights if your employer is insolvent

    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

  • Find an internship

    Where to find internships and work placements.

  • Job offers: your rights

    Rights of employees when accepting conditional and unconditional job offers and about breach of contract

  • Continuous employment

    Employees working for one employer without a break, employments rights for continuous services, breaks that do not affect continuous service

  • Checks employers can make on job applicants

    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

  • Plan your retirement income

    Work out how much money you'll get when you retire and plan ahead - State Pension, Pension Credit, National Insurance

  • Joining a trade union

    Joining a union and getting recognition for collective bargaining and agreements - legal rules about membership, union reps and your rights

  • Employers' liability insurance

    Your insurance must cover you for at least £5 million - check authorised insurers and how you can be fined

  • Handing in your notice

    What an employee needs to do when they resign from a job: how to give notice, notice period, payment arrangements, gardening leave, restrictive covenants

  • Penalties for employing illegal workers

    You can receive an unlimited fine for employing an illegal worker - find out what happens and what you can do

  • Part-time workers' rights

    Part-time workers should not be treated less favourably than full-time workers; employers' responsibilities and what part-time workers can do if they're treated unfairly