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• Taking your paid holiday

  You can usually take your holiday when you want to but there are some steps you’ll need to follow to arrange it with your employer.  To take your holiday, you’ll need to  check when you can take it give the right amount of notice to your employer - that means...

• What you can do with your pension pot

  What you can do with your pension pot This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales Get help with Pension Wise Pension Wise is a free and impartial service to help you understand what your pension options...

• Staying in your council home when someone dies

  You might be able to stay in your council or housing association home if the person named on the tenancy agreement dies - this is called succession. If you can stay, it will mean you'll take over their tenancy - this is known as succeeding. You'll be responsible for paying...

• Parental bereavement leave - what you're entitled to and how to get it

  You have a right to take up to 2 weeks of parental bereavement leave if both of these apply: your child died on or after 6 April 2020 they were under the age of 18 or they were stillborn You don’t have to be a birth parent of the child...

• How a creditor can get information about your finances

  How a creditor can get information about your finances This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales If you're in debt, and have fallen behind with your repayments your creditor may have taken court action against you...

• Working on bank holidays

  It’s up to your employer to decide whether or not you have to work on bank holidays. If your place of work is closed on bank holidays, your employer can make you take them as part of your annual leave entitlement. Some employers might give you bank holidays off and...

• Public sector equality duty - taking action

  Public sector equality duty - taking action This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales The Equality Act 2010 says public authorities must comply with the public sector equality duty. This is in addition to their duty...

• Paying back a Housing Benefit overpayment

  Paying back a Housing Benefit overpayment This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales If you have to pay back a Housing Benefit overpayment, the council will usually ask you to pay it back in regular amounts....

• Check your parental rights at work

  When you’re a new parent or you’re expecting a baby you have extra rights at work. You or your partner could be entitled to: maternity rights paternity leave and pay shared parental leave adoption leave and pay unpaid time off to look after your child come to antenatal appointments with...

• Deciding what to do about housing discrimination

  The Equality Act 2010 If you haven’t already checked, make sure your housing problem is covered by the Equality Act 2010 before you take any action - check if your problem is discrimination. If you’re being harassed, it might be discrimination under the Equality Act 2010. Check if your harassment...