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  • 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

  • Night working hours

    The rules on working hours - hour and limits, rests, health assessments and terms and conditions

  • 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

  • Your partner’s National Insurance record and your State Pension

    You may be able to increase your State Pension based on the National Insurance record

  • Employing an apprentice

    How to employ an apprentice, what's expected of you and what funding you can get.

  • Find an internship

    Where to find internships and work placements.

  • What you must do as a Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) contractor

    What you have to do under the Construction Industry Scheme if you're a contractor - registering, filing returns, paying subcontractors and keeping records.

  • Career skills and training

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

  • 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

  • Become a licensed chaperone for child performers

    Check your local council for advice on becoming a licensed chaperone for children in the entertainment, modelling or sports

  • Continuous employment

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

  • Plan your retirement income

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

  • Being taken to an employment tribunal

    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.

  • 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

  • Overtime: your rights

    Overtime law - what is overtime, overtime pay, employee rights, part-time workers and time off in lieu

  • Joining a trade union

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

  • 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

  • Job offers: your rights

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

  • Employers' liability insurance

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