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How to know whether the operatives you deploy are employed or self-employed, and what this means for tax and national insurance.
Employment status (worker, employee, self-employed, director or contractor) affects employment rights and employer responsibilities in the workplace
In employment law a person’s employment status helps determine: their…
A person is generally classed as a ‘worker’ if: they have a contract or…
An employee is someone who works under an employment contract. A person…
An employee shareholder is someone who works under an employment contract…
A person is self-employed if they run their business for themselves and…
Company directors run limited companies on behalf of shareholders.…
A person who’s been appointed to a position by a company or organisation…
A court or employment tribunal (known as an industrial tribunal in…
When to apply the off-payroll working rules (IR35) if you receive services from a worker through their intermediary.
What qualifies as ordinary commuting and private travel for tax purposes.
Off-payroll working rules for clients, workers (contractors) and their intermediaries.
Information for entertainers and musicians, from non-visa national countries, such as EU Member States and the US, visiting the UK for performance and work.
The off-payroll working rules if you are a contractor or an intermediary and your worker provides services to small clients in the private or voluntary sectors.
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...
Find out how to work out VAT on supplies of staff including supplies made by staff bureaux.
Parole Board Member Recruitment
Off-payroll working rules (IR35) as a contractor or an intermediary and your worker provides services to the public sector or medium and large-sized clients in the private and voluntary sectors.
Apply for a Temporary Work – Government Authorised Exchange (GAE) visa for work experience, training, research or fellowship - eligibility, extend or switch, family members
Apply for a Temporary Work - Creative Worker visa to work in the UK in the creative industry - eligibility, extend, bring your family.
Access and unfair practices during recognition and derecognition ballots
Find out if you're an employment intermediary and what you need to do to make sure your worker's tax and National Insurance is paid correctly.
Employers' responsibilities for different contract types: full-time, part-time, fixed term, agency workers, consultants, zero hours, family members, volunteers and young workers
Tax and reporting rules for employers covering the cost of employees' bills for services or goods
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