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  • Employment status (worker, employee, self-employed, director or contractor) affects employment rights and employer responsibilities in the workplace

    • Overview

      In employment law a person’s employment status helps determine: their…

    • Worker

      A person is generally classed as a ‘worker’ if: they have a contract or…

    • Employee

      An employee is someone who works under an employment contract. A person…

    • Employee shareholders

      An employee shareholder is someone who works under an employment contract…

    • Self-employed and contractor

      A person is self-employed if they run their business for themselves and…

    • Director

      Company directors run limited companies on behalf of shareholders.…

    • Office holder

      A person who’s been appointed to a position by a company or organisation…

    • Legal decisions on employment status

      A court or employment tribunal (known as an industrial tribunal in…

  • Who can set up employee ownership, employee shares and engagement, employee directors, model documentation

  • A contract is an agreement between employee and employer setting out implied and explicit terms and conditions - written statement of particulars, collective agreements

  • Employee rights and employer legal obligations - the Information and Consultation of Employee regulations, setting up information and consultation agreements, complaints

  • Get your business ready to employ staff - your responsibilities as an employer, register with HMRC, set up PAYE, get insurance

  • Employ someone: agree a contract, right to work checks, DBS checks, workplace pensions, set up PAYE, tell HMRC

  • Employers' responsibilities for different contract types: full-time, part-time, fixed term, agency workers, consultants, zero hours, family members, volunteers and young workers

  • Employees United trade union: annual returns, rules, statement to members, decisions and other related documents.

  • When a business changes owner, employees could be protected under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) regulations (TUPE) - types of transfers, your rights, contracts, redundancy, where to get help

  • Guidance you should consider when considering the employee shareholder employment status.