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Rights for interns and students in the workplace; work experience; work placements; rights to the National Minimum Wage.
The rules for working on Sundays, opt in, opt out arrangements, rules for shop and betting shop workers
Personal data an employer can keep about an employee, and employee rights to see this information under data protection rules
Get information and advice on statutory redundancy pay in England, Scotland and Wales - telephone, opening hours
The Work and Health Programme helps you find and keep a job if you're out of work - eligibility, how to claim.
Employers' responsibilities for different contract types: full-time, part-time, fixed term, agency workers, consultants, zero hours, family members, volunteers and young workers
The employment status of au pairs, nannies, carers, personal assistants and other people who work in your home - how to tell if they're an employee or not, what happens with the National Minimum Wage, tax and National In…
Your rights to request time off for training or study while in a job
Employers might monitor workers, but if the monitoring involves taking data, images or drug testing they have to do this in a way that's legal and fair
Agricultural Sick Pay means you're paid wages while you're sick - can you get it, how to claim, what you'll get
Check your local council for advice on becoming a licensed chaperone for children in the entertainment, modelling or sports
Check if you’ll pay tax or National Insurance on the 'termination payment' you may get when leaving a job.
Find out about help you can get moving from benefits to work - work trials, programmes and clubs, New Enterprise Allowance, help with drug or alcohol problems, carer support
You may need a child performance licence for any child taking part in a public performance, sporting event or modelling assignment
As an agency worker, you have certain rights when using temp, recruitment agencies or employment agencies to find work - pay, holidays, equal treatment, fees.
Career breaks - eligibility and notice periods, contract terms and conditions.
Discrimination policy and equal opportunities in recruitment and in the workplace - age discrimination, disabled workers, gender reassignment, sex discrimination
DBS barring referral form to be used when referring a person to DBS. Guidance and additional information sheet included.
Guidance for people of State Pension age living outside the UK who have been asked to return a Life Certificate.
Tips at work do not count towards the National Minimum Wage - tips and tax, what your employer has to do, advice and help, cash in hand payments
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