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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
When a business changes owner, its employees may be protected under the…
Before a transfer of ownership happens, employers must tell the trade…
Under TUPE, the new employer takes over employees’ employment contracts,…
The new employer cannot make employees redundant just because they were…
An employer must provide the new employer with information about…
If the employer is insolvent and the business is being transferred or…
Employees of a UK business who are based outside the UK could still be…
Both employers and employees can get confidential help and advice on…
Employment status (worker, employee, self-employed, director or contractor) affects employment rights and employer responsibilities in the workplace
In employment law a person’s employment status helps determine: their…
A person is generally classed as a ‘worker’ if: they have a contract or…
An employee is someone who works under an employment contract. A person…
An employee shareholder is someone who works under an employment contract…
A person is self-employed if they run their business for themselves and…
Company directors run limited companies on behalf of shareholders.…
A person who’s been appointed to a position by a company or organisation…
A court or employment tribunal (known as an industrial tribunal in…
Rules employers must follow when making staff redundant - consultations, notice periods, compulsory and non-compulsory redundancy and redundancy pay
Redundancy is when you dismiss an employee because you no longer need…
You should take steps to avoid compulsory redundancies, for example by:…
You can lay off an employee (ask them to stay at home or take unpaid…
Voluntary redundancy This is where you ask employees if they’d like to…
If you decide you need to make compulsory redundancies, you must: identify…
If you do not consult employees in a redundancy situation, any…
You must give staff notice and agree a leaving date once you’ve finished…
Employees you make redundant might be entitled to redundancy pay - this is…
If you make staff redundant, you may give them a ‘termination payment’.…
If you have to make redundancies, Jobcentre Plus can give you and your…
Guidance for reservists and their employers about what happens before, during and after mobilisation, applying to delay or cancel mobilisation, getting financial assistance, reservists' rights during redundancy
When to apply the off-payroll working rules (IR35) if you receive services from a worker through their intermediary.
Joining a union and getting recognition for collective bargaining and agreements - legal rules about membership, union reps and your rights
This is advice for UK sponsors of workers and temporary workers affected by coronavirus (COVID-19).
Calculate how much you have to pay your furloughed employees for hours on furlough and how much you can claim back.
Find out what steps you need to take before you calculate how much you can claim for furloughed and flexibly furloughed employees.
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.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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