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Reinstating or re-engaging an employee
Conditions when reinstating or re-engaging an employee after they have been unfairly dismissed classes as continuous employment.
Continuous employment for statutory payments
Employees need to meet certain criteria in order to qualify for a statutory redundancy or parental payment.
What does continuous employment mean?
How continuous employment is defined, how to treat short breaks in employment, and related employee rights.
Continuous employment and breaks in work
Industrial action, employment overseas and military service can affect how an employee's start date is calculated.
Minimum periods of continuous employment and qualification dates for employment rights
Table setting out the minimum periods of continuous employment needed to qualify for certain statutory employment rights.
Business growth support in Belfast
Council and local organisation support and opportunities to grow your business in the Belfast Council area.
Skilled Worker visa
Visa allowing workers to come to the UK to do an eligible skilled job with an approved employer.
Register your business partnership
How to register a business partnership online, via post or by appointing someone else to deal with HMRC on your behalf
How to register as a sole trader
What you need to do to register as a sole trader, including information on Self Assessment, Income Tax and VAT
Work experience opportunities for students still at school
Employer guidance on arranging work experience placements for students still at school.
Recruiting freelancers and outside contractors
Consider whether your business would benefit from the use of freelancers and outside contractors.
Overtime and holiday pay
How employers should treat overtime, commission, and bonus payments for holiday pay.
Skill Up programme: Retrain and upskill your staff
Find free training opportunities to help develop the skills of your staff through the fully funded Skill Up programme.
Equal pay for work of equal value
The Equal Pay Act (Northern Ireland) 1970 (as amended) provides for equal pay between women and men in the same employment.
Further education: skills development programmes
List of further education skills development programmes in Northern Ireland.
Considering requests to change working hours
Points to think about when workers ask to work part-time or any other flexible working pattern.
Support for black, Asian and minority ethnic start-ups
Support available for ethnic minority people who set up a business, including advice and specialist organisations.
Business growth support in Lisburn and Castlereagh City
Council and local organisation support and opportunities to grow your business in the Lisburn City and Castlereagh area
Popular home-based business ideas
How to find the right home business idea which can work for you and inspire your entrepreneurial dreams
How to start your business in Mid and East Antrim
Start-up support for entrepreneurs in the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council area