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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…
The rights of agricultural and farm workers - including pay rates, agricultural minimum wage, overtime, holiday leave, rest breaks, help and advice
Agricultural workers in Wales, and those employed in England before 1…
An agricultural worker is someone who works in: farming and rearing…
Agricultural workers in England must be paid at least the National Minimum…
The minimum wage and other rights and entitlements for agricultural…
If an agricultural worker gets a self-contained home as part of their job…
An individual or business that provides workers for agricultural work is…
From 1 October 2013, the terms and conditions changed for agricultural and…
Industrial Workers of the World trade union: annual returns, rules, statement to members, decisions and other related documents.
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.
Part-time workers should not be treated less favourably than full-time workers; employers' responsibilities and what part-time workers can do if they're treated unfairly
Who's entitled to the minimum wage, what's included when working out the minimum wage, and what happens if there's a dispute.
Employers might monitor workers, but if the monitoring involves taking data, images or drug testing they have to do this in a way that's legal and fair
What you can expect from your employer and what your responsibilities are as an employee. What to do if you think you are being treated unfairly at work.
How to protect your employment business, and the workers you supply, from non-compliant businesses in your supply chain.
This is advice for UK sponsors of workers and temporary workers affected by coronavirus (COVID-19).
Includes industrial action and recognising trade unions
Workers of England Union trade union: annual returns, rules, statement to members, decisions and other related documents.
Empower The Workers’ Union trade union: annual returns, rules, statement to members, decisions and other related documents.
The rules on working hours - hour and limits, rests, health assessments and terms and conditions
Paper explores the impact of employing contract workers
Off-payroll working rules for clients, workers (contractors) and their intermediaries.
Use this list to check if you can claim a fixed amount of tax relief (also known as 'flat rate expenses') for your work expenses if you're an employee.
Minimum wage rates for different types of paid employment - time work, output work, unmeasured work, salaried hours work.
As an agency worker, you have certain rights when using temp, recruitment agencies or employment agencies to find work - pay, holidays, equal treatment, fees.
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