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Contact and work during maternity leave
You can keep in contact with an employee during maternity leave and she may work up to ten keeping-in-touch days.
Returning to work from maternity leave
The automatic right to return to the same job depends on whether the employee is returning from ordinary maternity leave or additional maternity leave.
When maternity leave can begin
Beginning maternity leave and reasons why the start date may need to be changed.
Maternity pay
Eligibility for statutory maternity pay (SMP), how to recover SMP payments, and the option of enhancements to SMP.
National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage records and reporting
Legal requirements on keeping national wage records.
National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage - rates and overview
An overview of the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates and your main responsibilities as an employer.
National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates
Current minimum wage rates for Northern Ireland workers.
What is included in minimum wage pay?
What counts for National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage pay.
Who should be paid the minimum wage?
Examples of workers entitled to the minimum wage and those that are not.
Calculating minimum wage pay
How to calculate pay for National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage purposes.
National Living Wage
The National Living Wage is £11.44 an hour for workers aged 21 years old and older.
Get your EU professional qualification recognised in the UK
How to get professional qualifications obtained in the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein recognised in the UK.
Check a job applicant's right to work: use their share code
Use a job applicant's share code to check they're eligible to work in the UK if they’re from outside the UK and Ireland.
Check if a document allows someone to work in the UK
Find out if a potential employee has the right to work in the UK and what documents employers should check.
Calculate the statutory redundancy pay due to your employee
Employer calculator for calculating your employee’s statutory redundancy payment.
National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage - Acas Helpline
Find out more about the minimum wage by contacting Acas.
Five top tips for employers on paying the minimum wage
Practical tips to help employers meet their obligations on correctly paying the minimum wage.
National Minimum Wage: previous rates
Minimum wage rates for previous years from 1999 to the current period.
Minimum wage enforcement and penalties
How minimum wage law is enforced and the penalties you could face if you don't pay it correctly.
Managing absence templates
Sample documents to help you manage staff absence with employment policies that follow good practice and comply with legislation.