Employees information and guidance

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1. Getting financial support
2. Help with redundancy and finding work
3. Working safely
4. Working from home
5. Childcare 
6. Holiday and sick leave
7. Apprenticeships
8. Redundancy advice

Getting financial support

Read the latest government guidance on:

• what happens if your employer has no work for you (furlough)
• what to do if you or someone you live with is ill
• Unemployed or redundant – what to do if you’ve lost your job
• Self-employed – what to do if you’re getting less or no work
• Discrimination at work - your rights

Find out about or apply for test and trace support payments

Help with redundancy and finding work

Read the latest government guidance on:

• your rights if you're made redundant
• your redundancy pay
• financial support if you're made redundant
• finding and applying for jobs
• moving from benefits to work
• training to improve your skills and employability

Working safely

Read the latest government guidance on:

• how to work safely if you cannot work from home
• how social distancing could work in your workplace
• which workplaces should be open
• where to get advice if you’re worried about working
• protecting extremely vulnerable people at home
• travel 
• what to do if you get symptoms

Working from home

Read the latest government guidance on:

• reasonable adjustments for working from home
• how to claim tax relief for your work expenses
• how annual leave is worked out
• how to claim Access to Work if you have a disability or long-term health condition

Childcare

Find out how to find childcare, get help paying for it and what to do if your circumstances change

Holiday and sick leave

Read the latest government guidance on:

• how annual leave is worked out
• financial support whilst you're off sick

Apprenticeships

Find out about changes made to the apprenticeship programme by the Education and Skills Funding Agency.

Redundancy advice

If you're at risk of redundancy or have been made redundant, you can:

• email the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to find out about any help available (include your postcode in your email)
• visit the DWP website for advice
• use the Find a Job service (available 24 hours a day, seven days a week)
• visit the Citizen's Advice Help to Claim service website or call 0800 144 8 444 to find out about how to claim Universal Credit