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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
Employees working for one employer without a break, employments rights for continuous services, breaks that do not affect continuous service
Find HMRC-recognised payroll software to manage your Real Time Information (RTI) PAYE payments and deductions.
Working out a director's National Insurance, using their annual earnings period, what to report to HMRC.
Joining a union and getting recognition for collective bargaining and agreements - legal rules about membership, union reps and your rights
Your insurance must cover you for at least £5 million - check authorised insurers and how you can be fined
You can receive an unlimited fine for employing an illegal worker - find out what happens and what you can do
Blind Person's Allowance is an extra amount you can earn before paying tax - what you'll get, eligibility, how to apply and how to transfer your allowance
Guidance and order form for advisers and intermediaries who need to order DWP information leaflets and reply envelopes.
PAYE Settlement Agreements (PSA) allow employers to make an annual payment to HRMC for some types of expenses and benefits - apply, renew, deadlines
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
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
Regular payroll tasks - record employee pay, calculate deductions, give payslips, report to and pay HMRC, view the balance of what you owe HMRC.
Use their P45 (or starter checklist, which replaced the P46) to get information from your new employee, set them up on your payroll software, tell HMRC.
Where to find internships and work placements.
Rights of employees when accepting conditional and unconditional job offers and about breach of contract
Use the online form to complain about not being paid the National Minimum Wage, employment agencies, gangmasters or working hours.
The main things you need to consider when employing people for the first time or if you've never hired an employee before
Print or request a claim form to claim the basic State Pension by post.
What you must do by law with a deductions from earnings order (DEO or AEO) to make child maintenance deductions from your employee's pay.
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