Collection
Employment status: employed or self-employed
This collection has guidance to help employers and individuals decide the employment status of a worker, including information for employment intermediaries.
It’s important to know someone’s employment status because it helps determine:
- their rights
- their employer’s responsibilities
It also affects how they pay tax and National Insurance and some entitlements.
Guidance
Guidance to help work out if someone is employed or self-employed. You can also contact HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) about employment status issues.
Tools
Use this service to work out if someone is employed or self-employed.
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Check employment status for tax
- Guidance
Published 26 November 2014