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There is no law for a minimum or maximum temperature, but during working hours the temperature in all workplaces inside buildings must be reasonable
Find out what benefits you might be able to receive while you’re abroad and how to export them from the UK or claim them while abroad
What you must do by law with a deductions from earnings order (DEO or AEO) to make child maintenance deductions from your employee's pay.
What to do if you go into a care home and you get benefits
Checks employers might need to run on job applicants, including right to work in the UK, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS - formerly CRB) checks and health checks
Incapacity Benefit is help if you could not work because of an illness or disability before 31 January 2011 - it's being replaced with Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).
Your insurance must cover you for at least £5 million - check authorised insurers and how you can be fined
Reasons for a support visit from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Visiting Team, what to expect and how to check if the visitor is genuine
Blind Person's Allowance is an extra amount you can earn before paying tax - what you'll get, eligibility, how to apply and how to transfer your allowance
This form can be used to support you to identify what help and changes are available to help you move into work or stay in a job.
An application form for Carer's Credit to print and fill in with a pen.
Minimum wage rates for different types of paid employment - time work, output work, unmeasured work, salaried hours work.
Work out how much money you'll get when you retire and plan ahead - State Pension, Pension Credit, National Insurance
What happens if you become disabled - benefits, your rights, help from your council and your employer's responsibilities
Funding and university courses for mature students - entry requirements, find courses, student finance
The form to claim a Winter Fuel Payment for winter 2024 to 2025.
Guidance and order form for advisers and intermediaries who need to order DWP information leaflets and reply envelopes.
Print or request a claim form to claim the basic State Pension by post.
Widowed Parent's Allowance - what you'll get, eligibility, how to claim, bereavement benefits claim form BB2.
Grievances and disciplinary action at work can be solved by informal discussions, formal procedures, mediation, conciliation or arbitration.
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