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A selection of great tools, business guides and articles to help make your business a success
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Can your business claim the £4,000 Employment Allowance towards your NI Bill? Get all the details on eligibility, how much you can claim, and how to claim.
Find out what help is available for small businesses, gig workers, and the self-employed.
From understanding expenses to starting a limited company, we've a range of jargon-free business guides for you to download and keep.
Unable to work? You are entitled to sick pay from your employer if you meet the qualifying conditions, which are as follows.
We look at alternative options for employers, instead of changing terms of their employee's contracts or making redundancies.
Did you know that in many circumstances employees now have the right to take time off work to deal with an emergency involving someone who depends on them?
UK employers must provide access to a pension for their eligible workers. Employees can choose to opt out of auto-enrolment if they wish to. Find out more!
Neither an employee, nor an employer, has the right to record a meeting – unless both parties agree to the recording. Read more here.
We've recently updated our charts for 2018 for the amounts of maternity leave and pay people are entitled to. We advise you on where you stand.
Being made redundant isn't a pleasant experience for anyone, so what happens next? Are you entitled to any redundancy pay? We take a look.
There is very little difference in employment law between England and Wales, some differences in Scotland but important differences in Northern Ireland.
It might sound simple, but being self-employed can lead you to this question when you are working with clients. It's important to know, so we explore.
What are teh EU Driver's Hours Rules and how will they affect small businesses? We take a look at the exemptions, the rules and the duties involved.
We look in detail at all the points you need to consider and the documents you need when employing staff, casual workers and freelancers / contractors.
A comprehensive guide to Service Companies and VAT for people working in the entertainment industry.
Whether you're a freelancer, contractor or employee, you're still protected to a variety of workers rights. Our guide explores the law around this.
Anyone who is defined as a 'worker' is entitled to a selection of workers rights. We look at the minim wage, overtime, equal pay and unpaid experience.
Fixed Term Contracts have always been popular with employers as a way to fill a 'gap' for a temporary period, but we also know they can be abused.
If relationships with those working for you, or those you're working for, aren't going well, you may need to know more about pre-termination negotiations.
It’s a long title, but these Regulations are important for Limited Company Contractors (or Personal Service Companies) and agency temps.
In 2015, the Equality Act 2010 was amended to require employers to reveal details of their gender pay gap. What what this mean for business?
We've collated a selection of free tools and resources for you to help make running your business a breeze. With everything from software to templates you can work out your take home pay, chase that unpaid invoice and calculate your IR35.
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