Age Positive
http://www.agepositive.gov.uk
Government website intended to provide practical help for employers and staff on ending age discrimination at work. Contains a wealth of useful information intended to encourage age diversity following the introduction of new laws in 2006, which made age discrimination illegal.

BERR - National Minimum Wage
http://www.berr.gov.uk/employment/pay/national-minimum-wage/index.html/
The area of the BERR site concerned with information about the National Minimum Wage including rates, general background information, the history of the legislation, FAQs and guidance.

Bills Before Parliament
http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/pabills.htm
Only recommended for real legal eagles.

Border and Immigration Agency
http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/
Includes information on immigration, permission to stay, citizenship and asylum.

Business Link
http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/layer?topicId=1073858787&r.s=tl
Provides information on schemes and initiatives designed to help small businesses. Contains guidance on employment regulations.

Companies House
http://www.companies-house.gov.uk
Look up disqualified directors, or do a live search for a company on the Companies House mainframe database (Monday to Friday, 7am to midnight UK time).

Criminal Records Bureau
http://www.crb.gov.uk/
The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB), an Executive Agency of the Home Office, provides wider access to criminal record information through its Disclosure service. This service enables organisations in the public, private and voluntary sectors to make safer recruitment decisions by identifying candidates who may be unsuitable for certain work, especially that involve children or vulnerable adults.

Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR)
http://www.berr.gov.uk/index.html
Well organised, and easy to navigate. For employment matters see http://www.berr.gov.uk/employment/index.html which covers areas such as disability discrimination in employment, pay, maternity rights, the national minimum wage, sex discrimination, TUPE and working time regulations. DTI publications can be found at http://www.dti.gov.uk/publications/index.html.

Department for Children, Schools and Families
http://www.dfes.gov.uk/
News and resources from the Department for Children, Schools and Families. The focus of the department is on raising standards in education in secondary schools and getting more students into higher education. The Department was set up by the Prime Minister on 28 June 2007.

Department for Work and Pensions
http://www.dwp.gov.uk/index.asp
Government department that delivers support and advice to people of working age, employers, pensioners, families and children and disabled people. The site contains both a media centre and resource centre.

DfEE- Department for Education and Employment
http://www.des.gov.uk
Following the restructuring of Government departments in June 2001, the DfEE no longer exists. The education element of it is contained within the Department for Children, Schools and Families.

Direct Action Government
http://www.dag-business.gov.uk
Offers a "one-stop shop for business to access regulatory guidance and forms published on government websites" has a wealth of HR-relevant information under "employment".

Directgov
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/index.htm/
Produced by the Central Office of Information, Directgov provides information from across UK government departments on topics ranging from employment to NHS services.

Disability
http://www.disability.gov.uk/
Useful and well-pitched government site covering the rights of disabled people including a guide to legislation.

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
http://www.eurofound.eu.int/working/working.htm
Personnel Today is part of the XpertHR Group, the official UK National Outreach Centre for the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions. The scope of the foundation's work covers the entire range of factors which shape the day-to-day working environment including the physical work environment, psychosocial work environment and the organisation of work. On this site you can find the results of extensive surveys into working conditions.

HM Treasury
http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/
Government site for financial and economic policy. Useful for economic indicators and forecasts.

Information Commissioner's Office
http://www.ico.gov.uk/
From data protection and electronic communications to freedom of information and environmental regulations - the ICO is the UK's independent public body set up to protect personal information and promote public access to official information.

Inland Revenue / Contributions Agency
http://www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk
Information about income tax/NI

Jobcentre Plus
http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk
Mainly for jobseekers, but you can find out information on New Deal and your nearest Jobcentre here.

Low Pay Commission
http://www.lowpay.gov.uk
For reports and publications go straight to www.lowpay.gov.uk. The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform is responsible for providing guidance about the operation of the National Minimum Wage, the Regulations and the arrangements for compliance and enforcement.

New Deal
http://www.newdeal.gov.uk
Everything you need to know about New Deal.

Office for National Statistics (ONS)
http://www.statistics.gov.uk
The Office for National Statistics is the government department responsible for collecting and publishing official statistics about the UK's society and economy.

Office of Public Sector Information
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/
The site provides information on UK legislation, acts of parliament and statutory measures.

UK Parliament
http://www.parliament.uk
Information about the United Kingdom Parliament, the House of Commons and the House of Lords.