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Check your local council for advice on becoming a licensed chaperone for children in the entertainment, modelling or sports
You may need a child performance licence for any child taking part in a public performance, sporting event or modelling assignment
How employment contracts can be changed, problems with changes and breach of contract
Paying tax as a student - term-time jobs, holiday jobs, overseas students, jobs abroad, overpaying tax.
Find out if you're eligible for a State Pension from a European Economic Area country or Switzerland.
You can receive an unlimited fine for employing an illegal worker - find out what happens and what you can do
Employees' rights at work under fixed-term contracts - and what happens if a contract is renewed or ended.
Get information and advice on statutory redundancy pay in England, Scotland and Wales - telephone, opening hours
Employees can raise a grievance at work when an informal solution is not possible - grievance procedure, mediation, meetings, appeals
Grievances and disciplinary action at work can be solved by informal discussions, formal procedures, mediation, conciliation or arbitration.
Employment rights and questions you can be asked about your disability - disability symbol, employment advisers and reasonable adjustments
Support from Jobcentre Plus if you're recruiting - including work trials, recruitment advice, Youth Contract and other employment schemes
Your Statutory Adoption Pay and Leave - what you get, how to claim and eligibility
When to tell a potential employer, university, college or insurance company about a criminal record, when it becomes 'spent' and what shows up on a DBS check.
There is no law for a minimum or maximum temperature, but during working hours the temperature in all workplaces inside buildings must be reasonable
Employers' responsibilities for different contract types: full-time, part-time, fixed term, agency workers, consultants, zero hours, family members, volunteers and young workers
Find out about help you can get moving from benefits to work - training, work trials, starting your own business, help with drug or alcohol problems, carer support
Personal data an employer can keep about an employee, and employee rights to see this information under data protection rules
The rules for working on Sundays, opt in, opt out arrangements, rules for shop and betting shop workers
Apply for an Overseas Domestic Worker visa if you've worked for your employer for at least a year - eligibility, fees, knowledge of English, your employment rights.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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