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Employment status
Understand employment status and how to check the status of different workers, employees, contractors, and directors.
Recruiting effectively to grow your business (video)
Advice on how effective recruitment will ensure you get the right people to grow your business.
Employing staff for the first time: eight top tips
When you become an employer for the first time and take on a new employee, there are important checks you must make.
Recruiting staff: seven things you should know
If you want to expand your business, one way to do this is to take on new staff.
Recruiting staff and data protection issues
How data protection procedures apply to staff recruitment information.
Make child maintenance deductions from an employee's pay
Highlighting the schemes which the Child Maintenance Service runs and your legal responsibilities as an employer.
Recruiting directors and managers
Skills directors and managers should have and the responsibilities they should be given.
Zero-hours contracts
Description of zero-hours contracts and employer responsibilities relating to them.
Redundancy: the options
Legal obligations when making employees redundant.
When you must contact the Child Maintenance Service
In which circumstances an employer must contact the Child Maintenance Service.
Updating your payment schedule
Updating your payment schedule when making child maintenance deductions from employee pay.
Understanding fixed-term contracts
Meet your legal obligations to fixed-term employees by understanding employment rules.
How to manage the relationship with your insurance adviser
Getting to know your insurance adviser will help you both ensure the business is covered if you make a claim.
Choosing an insurance adviser: advice and support
There are organisations that can advise you when looking for an insurance adviser.
How to choose an independent financial adviser
Decide on your insurance needs before searching for an independent financial adviser.
Problems with your insurance adviser
The Financial Conduct Authority and the Financial Ombudsman Service can help with insurance issues and complaints.
How to choose an insurance broker
Decide on your general and commercial insurance needs before searching for a broker.
Choose and manage a business bank account
How to choose a business bank account and the benefits of getting value from your current deal.
Advantages and disadvantages of switching business bank accounts
The benefits and issues involved around changing your business bank and how to switch accounts.
Advantages of having a business bank account
The advantages of setting up a business bank account for your business.