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The employment status of au pairs, nannies, carers, personal assistants and other people who work in your home - how to tell if they're an employee or not, what happens with the National Minimum Wage, tax and National Insurance, what...
You’re usually considered the employer of a nanny, housekeeper, gardener…
Au pairs usually live with the family they work for and are unlikely to be…
The main things you need to consider when employing people for the first time or if you've never hired an employee before
Employ someone: agree a contract, right to work checks, DBS checks, workplace pensions, set up PAYE, tell HMRC
Guidance for employers on employing someone outside the UK.
Get your business ready to employ staff - your responsibilities as an employer, register with HMRC, set up PAYE, get insurance
You can receive an unlimited fine for employing an illegal worker - find out what happens and what you can do
Follow employment laws and plan for risks when employing paid workers at your charity.
Employment status (worker, employee, self-employed, director or contractor) affects employment rights and employer responsibilities in the workplace
Includes pay, contracts, hiring and redundancies
Tell HMRC if you stop employing people, cancel your PAYE scheme, report a temporary gap in paying staff
Information for employers on checking EU, EEA and Swiss citizens’ right to work.
Find guidance to help decide the employment status of a worker, including employment intermediaries.
How to employ an apprentice, what's expected of you and what funding you can get.
What you need to do if you set up as a sole trader - check your employment status, understand your obligations, and register for tax.
Includes types of worker, employee rights, overtime and changes to contracts
You must make sure that anyone you employ to drive a vehicle has the right licence and qualifications - tachographs, lorry, bus, coach, minibus
Find out about how and what you’ll be paid and how to check your pay when you’re employed by an umbrella company as a temporary worker.
Learn more about getting started as an employer or running a small business including registration, payroll, tax returns, tax bills and payments.
Use their P45 (or starter checklist, which replaced the P46) to get information from your new employee, set them up on your payroll software, tell HMRC.
Employers' responsibilities when using agencies to find staff, including health and safety, access to facilities, vacancies, continuous employment, transfer fees and complaints
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