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The National Careers Service provides information, confidential and impartial advice to help you make decisions on learning, training and work opportunities.

A Skills Health Check is available to help you explore your skills, interests and motivations and help you decide what kind of jobs might be right for you.You’ll be able to download your report once you’ve completed at least one assessment.

Also available is an A-Z Job Profile database to help you find out what a job involves and if it will suit you.

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Employment

ADVISORY, CONCILATION and ARBRITATION SERVICE (Acas)

The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) works with employers and employees to solve problems and improve performance and employment relations.

Advice & Support Employment

CITIZENS ADVICE

The Citizens Advice service helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems. Their network of independent charities offers confidential advice online, over the phone, ...

EMPLOYMENT TERMS AND RIGHTS

By law, every employee, whether full-time, part-time, agency worker or freelancer, is entitled to a certain set of basic rights and conditions at work. These ...

NATIONAL INSURANCE

National Insurance contributions (NIC) help to pay for some state benefits, including retirement pensions. NIC can also earn you the right to receive certain benefits.

INCOME TAX

Income Tax is a tax on income. Not all income is taxable and you're only taxed on 'taxable income' above a certain level. However there ...

WORKPLACE DISPUTES AND GRIEVANCES

Problems with your employer are usually either grievances, when you raise your concerns, problems or complaints with your employer, or disciplinaries, when your employer has ...

DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE

The Equality Act 2010 brings together previous legislation such as the Race Relations Act and the Disability Discrimination Act and provides a more consistent approach ...

BULLYING & HARRASSMENT IN THE WORKPLACE

Any kind of bullying and harassment can be both unpleasant and humiliating for an employee and disruptive in the workplace. Harassment is unlawful under the ...

HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE

Employers have responsibilities for the health and safety of their employees. They are also responsible for any visitors to their premises such as customers, suppliers ...

TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP

Trade unions aim to represent the interests of people at work and negotiate with employers for better terms and conditions for their members.