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• What happens after the trial if you're a witness

  What happens after the trial if you're a witness This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales You might want to leave court after giving evidence. But the trial will carry on and you can sit in...

• 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...

• Check if your immigration status lets you get free healthcare

  Check if your immigration status lets you get free healthcare This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales Some NHS treatment is free and available to anyone who needs it. This includes: treatment in a hospital Accident...

• Asylum and refugees

  Asylum and refugees Offering to let someone from Ukraine stay with you After you get refugee status Prepare for an asylum interview

• 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...

• If you have to go to a disciplinary meeting

  You may have received a letter from your employer asking you to go to a disciplinary meeting. This page outlines what a disciplinary meeting is, why your employer has asked you to go to one, how to prepare for it, what will happen at the meeting and what the possible...

• Who can accompany you to a disciplinary meeting

  You can bring someone with you to a disciplinary meeting. This is a meeting which can lead to disciplinary action. Taking someone with you is called the ‘right to be accompanied’.  Disciplinary action could be: a first or final warning suspension without pay demotion dismissal Your employer only has to...

• Solving property disputes when you leave a job

  When you leave your job you’ll need to give back anything that belongs to your employer. This could include: laptop or computer equipment tools mobile phone company car uniform work documents Your employer must also let you pick up anything that’s yours, like items left in your desk or tools...

• Check if your immigration status lets you get benefits and help with housing

  Check if your immigration status lets you get benefits and help with housing This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales If you’re not a British citizen, you should check if your immigration status lets you claim...

• Check how council tax works and if you have to pay

  Council tax is a system of local taxation collected by local councils - it's a tax on domestic property. Some property is exempt from council tax. Some people don't have to pay council tax and some people get a discount. Valuation bands All homes are given a council tax valuation...