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Find HMRC-recognised payroll software to manage your Real Time Information (RTI) PAYE payments and deductions.
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
Regular payroll tasks - record employee pay, calculate deductions, give payslips, report to and pay HMRC, view the balance of what you owe HMRC.
Guidance and order form for advisers and intermediaries who need to order DWP information leaflets and reply envelopes.
Your insurance must cover you for at least £5 million - check authorised insurers and how you can be fined
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.
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
The main things you need to consider when employing people for the first time or if you've never hired an employee before
You can receive an unlimited fine for employing an illegal worker - find out what happens and what you can do
Work out how much money you'll get when you retire and plan ahead - State Pension, Pension Credit, National Insurance
This form can be used to support you to identify what help and changes are available to help you move into work or stay in a job.
Minimum wage rates for different types of paid employment - time work, output work, unmeasured work, salaried hours work.
Print or request a claim form to claim the basic State Pension by post.
Work out your new employee's tax code and starter declaration to set them up on your payroll software and register them with HMRC.
Joining a union and getting recognition for collective bargaining and agreements - legal rules about membership, union reps and your rights
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.
Working out a director's National Insurance, using their annual earnings period, what to report to HMRC.
Use this form to tell us if you are working, or want to work, while claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).
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
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