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5-minute read
What is RTI? A guide to HMRC’s payroll regulation
What is RTI? How to comply with regulations and avoid fines.
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8-minute read
How to hire temporary staff – a step-by-step guide
Learn how to fill staffing gaps during your busier periods – plus legal responsibilities.
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7-minute read
Right to work share code checks – how to check an employee’s right to work
How do you check an employee’s right to work and what is a share code? Read our guide…
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5-minute read
Sick pay for self-employed people: what support can I get?
Does self-employed sick pay exist? Our guide discusses whether the self-employed can claim sick pay, and other sickness…
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12-minute read
How to do a Self Assessment tax return – the complete guide
Find out how to register for Self Assessment and pay your tax return.
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13-minute read
Health and safety for small businesses – a guide to health and safety policy
Create a small business health and safety policy and comply with other health and safety rules.
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7-minute read
Working time directive breaks – what are the rules on breaks at work?
How maximum weekly working hours and rules on breaks help keep workers safe.
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6-minute read
What is an employer reference number? A small business guide to ERN
What is an employer reference number? Also known as a PAYE reference number, it’s allocated by HMRC when…
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9-minute read
Self-employed pension guide – how (and why) to get saving
Wondering how to save for retirement when you own a business? Our complete guide to self-employed pensions will…
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6-minute read
What’s the retirement age in the UK and when can I retire?
There’s no longer a set retirement age, but there are different ages at which you can access a…
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