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Employment agencies
Guidance on running employment agency businesses including legal requirements and record-keeping
Workplace pensions
Guidance for Northern Ireland employers on choosing and running a pension scheme including their legal obligations
Dismissals, resignations and retirements
Employer guidance on dismissing staff, issuing the correct periods of notice and what to do when an employee resigns, retires or dies
Data protection and legal issues
Key guidance for Northern Ireland businesses on data protection, using personal data in business and personal data transfers
Create and manage a website
Guidance to help you build, host, optimise and advertise your business website and content
E-commerce
Guidance on selling online through online shops and e-marketplaces, accepting and fulfilling online orders, and complying with e-commerce laws
Introduction to IT
How to find the right software and hardware for your business, plan for or upgrade your business' IT systems and skills, and maximise the benefits of email, intranets and extranets
Software and business applications
Information on using databases in business, open source, cloud technologies and specific types of software that can help you streamline your accounting, payroll and customer management
Communications
Information on different phone systems for business, business broadband, and wireless and mobile technologies
IT security and risks
Best practices on IT risk management, cyber security and protecting your business' wireless network
Choosing suppliers
Information on choosing and managing an IT and an internet service provider supplier for your business
Working time
Guidance for employers on hours, rest breaks and the working week, flexible working, employing part-time workers, Sunday working and night working.
Manage problems in the workplace
Employer guidance on managing conflict, dealing with bullying and handling grievances and disciplinary procedures
Statutory leave and pay entitlements
Guidance for Northern Ireland employers on pregnancy at work and maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave and pay
National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage
Guidance for employers on the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage which includes a helpful calculator
Contract types and employer responsibilities
Guidance to help Northern Ireland employers understand their responsibilities and the various contract types for their workers
Staff documents and employment policies
Key documents that Northern Ireland employers need to legally provide to their workers and policies to help manage staff
Staff pay
Guidance for Northern Ireland employers on staff pay including their legal obligations, pay rates and equal pay
Holiday, sickness and other leave
Guidance for Northern Ireland employers on holiday entitlement, allowing staff time off work and managing absence and sickness
Advertise a job
Guidance on how Northern Ireland employers can advertise their job vacancy and approach the interview process