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Minimum periods of continuous employment and qualification dates for employment rights
Table setting out the minimum periods of continuous employment needed to qualify for certain statutory employment rights.
Advantages and disadvantages of franchising your business
The benefits and potential drawbacks of using franchising to grow your business.
Advantages of an employee buyout
An employee buyout can help preserve your business and employees jobs, and deliver a fair price.
Skilled Worker visa
Visa allowing workers to come to the UK to do an eligible skilled job with an approved employer.
Work experience opportunities for students still at school
Employer guidance on arranging work experience placements for students still at school.
Recruiting freelancers and outside contractors
Consider whether your business would benefit from the use of freelancers and outside contractors.
Overtime and holiday pay
How employers should treat overtime, commission, and bonus payments for holiday pay.
Online payments in retail
Consider your options for taking online payments in your retail business, including important factors like cost and security.
Cash handling in retail
How to accept cash payments in your retail business safely and securely, including the records of cash sales you should keep.
Skill Up programme: Retrain and upskill your staff
Find free training opportunities to help develop the skills of your staff through the fully funded Skill Up programme.
Equal pay for work of equal value
The Equal Pay Act (Northern Ireland) 1970 (as amended) provides for equal pay between women and men in the same employment.
Find out about franchise opportunities
How and where to find out about franchise opportunities.
Help and advice for employee buyouts
Sources of information, advice and specialist financing for employee buyout.
Key stages in an employee buyout
Assessing feasibility, planning, negotiating and completing an employee buyout.
Forms of employee ownership
Employee trusts, direct share ownership, co-operatives and other employee ownership options.
Financing an employee buyout
Borrowing options, deferred payment and employee financing for buyouts.
Visual merchandising: retail store design and layout
The interior of your retail store can impact your customers’ decisions on what to buy.
How do I pay the Carrier Bag Levy to DAERA?
There is an online site which must be accessed to pay the Carrier Bag Levy to the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).
Further education: skills development programmes
List of further education skills development programmes in Northern Ireland.
Considering requests to change working hours
Points to think about when workers ask to work part-time or any other flexible working pattern.