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Controls on burning waste in the open
How burning waste in the open, including bonfires, is controlled and the restrictions on dark smoke.
Exemptions for burning waste
When you need to register a waste exemption for burning waste in Northern Ireland and how to comply with conditions.
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'.
Get a free Export Health Check for your business
Complete the Export Health Check tool to assess your existing exporting capability.
Employees working from home
The key issues to consider if you decide that working from home is a possibility for your business.
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.
Providing equipment for employees who work at home
Your responsibilities for the equipment and furniture home workers use in carrying out their work.
Responsibilities of home workers
Ensuring staff understand their duties to keep homeworking legal and safe.