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• Student housing - living in halls

  Explains the housing status of students living in halls of residence provided by their university. Also covers rent, deposits, administration fees, bills and council tax

• Taking action about discrimination in education

  Things to think about before taking action about discrimination in education, including deciding what you want to achieve, and who to complain

• Public sector equality duty - taking action

  Things to think about before using the public sector equality duty to challenge a decision or policy which discriminates against you, or puts you at a disadvantage

• Letter to complain to a trader about poor quality work agreed before 1 October 2015

  Letter to ask a contractor to fix a problem with building work, decorating or home improvements - if you gave the go-ahead before 1 October 2015.

• Check if your child can get a permanent right to live in the UK

  Check if your child can get indefinite leave to live in the UK, including the rules about your income

• Living together and civil partnership - legal differences

  Information for same-sex and opposite-sex couples on how the law treats civil partnerships and cohabiting couples, including financial matters, adoption, housing and inheritance

• Maternity pay - what you're entitled to

  Find out whether you're entitled to statutory maternity pay, contractual maternity pay or Maternity Allowance

• Check if your employer can make changes to your contract

  Find out what you can do if you don’t agree with changes to working hours, pay rate, job role or other contract terms

• Check what tips and service charges you're entitled to

  From 1 October 2024, employers must pass on all tips to their workers. Check what the new Tipping Act means for you

• Check what compensation you can get for unfair dismissal

  Find out how to work out your basic and compensatory awards, when your compensation could be increased or decreased, if you need to repay any welfare benefits