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• Local council support for children and families

  Local council support for children and families. Find out about getting help from the council, if your child is taken into care by them and how to complain

• How to claim JSA

  Check which way you should apply for Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) and make sure you include all the right information

• Maternity pay - how much you can get

  Find out how much maternity pay you'll get and make sure you get everything you're entitled

• Payment of benefits and tax credits

  Check how benefits and tax credits are paid - usually by direct credit transfer into bank, building society or Post Office card accounts. Find out about the Payment Exception Service if you can't use an account

• Taking legal action about human rights

  Things to think about when taking legal action about a breach of human rights, covering who can take action, time limits, remedies and judicial review

• Getting paid when you leave a job

  Check if your final pay when you leave a job is right and what steps to take if it isn't

• Discrimination at work because of pregnancy or maternity

  Check if you've been discriminated against because you're pregnant, had a pregnancy-related illness or took maternity leave. Check if it counts as pregnancy and maternity discrimination under the Equality Act

• If your employer wants to dismiss you because of long term sickness

  Check if your employer can dismiss you and what processes they need to follow

• Coronavirus - if you need to be off work to care for someone

  What to do if you have to be off work caring for someone whose care has stopped because of coronavirus (COVID-19). This might be because their school is closed or a carer can't come

• Your notice period during dismissal

  Check your notice period and notice pay, including statutory notice, contractual notice, garden leave and pay in lieu of notice. Know how to claim wrongful dismissal if you aren't paid fully