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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
If you get tips at work they do not count towards the National Minimum…
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Kirklevington Grange is an open prison in Stockton-on-Tees for men resettling in the north-east of England.
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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
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A guide to collecting data about your packaging. This is for UK organisations affected by extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging.
Events courses and programmes to develop skills, knowledge and networks for chief executive officers, deputy-CEOs and their equivalents in public service.
Coffee Wilt Disease is a fungal disease that has caused losses of $1billion in DRC, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda
FCDO travel advice for Madagascar. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
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