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The right to paternity leave - adoptions and surrogacy arrangements
Who qualifies for statutory paternity leave for adoptions and surrogacy and how employers may offer enhanced leave rights.
Paternity leave and protection against detriment or dismissal
You must not unfairly treat or dismiss employees because they are taking, took, or seeking to take statutory paternity leave.
Paternity leave notification for adoptions and surrogacy
Statutory paternity leave for an adoption or surrogacy arrangement notification obligations for employees and employers.
The start and duration of paternity leave - adoptions
How an employee can choose and change leave dates for statutory paternity leave for adoptions.
Employee notification of paternity leave - births
Employee and employer obligations for statutory paternity leave notification.
Contractual issues during paternity leave
Almost all existing terms and conditions continue to apply during statutory paternity leave.
Returning to work from paternity leave
An employee returning to work at the end of statutory paternity leave is entitled to return to the same job.
Statutory paternity pay
Who qualifies for SPP, how to recover SPP payments, and offering SPP enhancements.
Business mentoring and other types of business support
Building on your business mentoring support through coaching, networking, peer mentoring and learning alliances.
Face-to-face business mentoring
How to choose the business mentoring format that works for you if you prefer face-to-face meetings to online mentorship.
600 small business ideas
Detailed guides on over 600 small business trades and sectors for start-up research, market trends and sector regulations
How to become a business mentor
Skills and experience you'll need to become a business mentor, including the ability to listen and empathise.
What counts as pay?
Understand what actually counts as pay when paying a worker.
Paying the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage
You must ensure you pay your workers at least the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage depending on their eligibility.
Guarantee pay: employee entitlement
What guarantee pay is and who is eligible for it.
Issuing pay statements to employees
Itemised pay statements and penalties for not giving notice of variations in fixed deductions in staff pay.
How to calculate guarantee pay
How to work out the amount of guarantee pay you must pay your staff and what the exceptions are.
Statutory payments
Employee entitlement to statutory payments.
Ards and North Down business support
How to make a success of doing business in the Ards and North Down Borough Council area
Business growth support in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
Council and local organisation support and opportunities to grow your business in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon