The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office advises against all travel to areas within 10km of the border with Syria, except the city of Kilis (see below).
In the interests of public safety, it is a legal requirement that vehicles are regularly tested for roadworthiness. This objective is achieved by means of the Department for Transport (DfT) vehicle testing scheme, under which vehicles and some trailers are subjected to rigorous examination each year.
The regulations apply, subject to certain exemptions, to all vehicles although goods vehicles over 3500kg gross weight are dealt with under a different system to those under that weight. Vehicles Covered by the Regulations
Fathers are entitled to take paid paternity leave of either one or two weeks to care for their new baby. Paternity leave remains available despite the introduction of the shared parental leave provisions.
The right to statutory paternity leave applies to employees only — workers and the self-employed are excluded. Police officers are excluded from the statutory right to take paternity leave. Police staff do qualify for paternity leave as employees. Individual force policies may make certain provisions for police officers with regard to paternity leave.
This topic covers in detail the different types of relationships that may be found in the workplace. In particular the distinctions in statute and common law between and employee, a worker and a self-employed person are explained and the different types of contract that govern the employment relationship are covered.
