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• Getting a job reference

  What your employer can put in a reference, and what to do if they give you a bad reference or won’t give you a reference at all

• 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

• Public sector equality duty - taking legal action

  Things to think about when taking legal action against a public authority for failing to meet the public sector equality duty, covering judicial review, time limits and remedies

• Arranging a funeral

  How funerals are arranged, what services you can expect to get from a funeral director and how to get help with paying

• Adopting a child

  Information about who can adopt a child and the conditions they must meet, how to apply to adopt a child, the adoption process and details of organisations which can help

• Adult Disability Payment

  Adult Disability Payment is a benefit for working-age adults who live in Scotland to help with the costs of having a long-term disability or health condition

• How to apply for a Best Start Grant payment

  Find out how to apply for the Best Start Grant and the evidence you'll need to provide. The Best Start Grant is a package of three payments - the Pregnancy and Baby Payment, the Early Learning Payment and the School Age Payment

• Your notice period during redundancy

  Find out what notice pay you get and how long your contractual or statutory notice period should be, including if you get garden leave or pay in lieu of notice