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Commercial Bus Service Permits
Detailing the types of bus services that need a Service Permit from the Department for Infrastructure.
Vehicle documents for international road haulage
Heavy goods vehicle and trailer documents you need to legally cross international borders in a UK-registered vehicle.
Certificates, licences and permits for HGVs and trailer
Essential documentation about your HGV and trailer to carry when you drive a commercial vehicle carrying goods abroad.
Insurance, tax and vehicle security documents
Documents on vehicle and goods insurance, and various tolls, taxes, charges and permissions you need to carry abroad.
Is rail transport right for your goods?
How rail freight transport is used for certain goods and routes as a useful alternative to other modes of transport.
Radiation screening at ports and airports
Incoming freight, vehicles and passengers and pedestrians are routinely screened for radiation at UK ports and airports.
Assured Skills: delivering skilled employees through pre-employment training programmes
The Assured Skills programme offers you the chance to recruit high quality individuals who are 'job ready'.
Paid and unpaid statutory time-off rights for workers
Information detailing whether you are legally obliged to pay an employee for time off.
Advantages of managing your staff's time off work
The benefits of allowing discretionary time off work, having a time-off policy and considering flexible working.
Advantages and disadvantages of employees working at home
Key advantages and disadvantages of home working - from productivity boosts to problems monitoring performance.
Time off work for employees in the armed forces
Supporting employees linked to the armed forces can benefit your business by promoting leadership skills.
Types of work and skills suited to home working
Types of job that are well-matched for home working and the skills employees will need.
Employment contracts and working from home
How the written statement of terms and conditions may need to be amended when implementing homeworking.
Information for employers of jurors
If you have an employee who has been selected to serve as a juror, it will have a significant effect on their ability to attend their place of work.
Employment-related tribunal claims
The employment-related tribunal process, including how to respond to claims and how to avoid them arising in the first place.
Common reasons for employment-related tribunal claims
Common reasons for tribunal claims and methods to avoid them arising in the first place.
Managing employees working from home: seven top tips
The following top tips highlight key issues you should be aware of if you are considering home working as a possibility for your business.
Your health and safety obligations towards home workers
Key health and safety duties towards home workers - from risk assessments to ensuring equipment is suitable.
How technology can facilitate working from home
Using IT to facilitate homeworking - phones, broadband, extranets, virtual private networks, and security issues.
Effectively manage employees who work from home
What you can do to make home working a success - performance monitoring, training, communication, and feedback.