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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…
What qualifies as ordinary commuting and private travel for tax purposes.
Guidance on when seafarers and other persons who work at sea are entitled to the minimum wage.
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Gavin Mansfield, Deputy Judge of the High Court, on 9 May 2024.
How to know whether the operatives you deploy are employed or self-employed, and what this means for tax and national insurance.
Check if you’re the deemed employer and what your responsibilities are if the off-payroll working rules (IR35) apply.
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Lord Stuart on 8 April 2024.
Off-payroll working rules for clients, workers (contractors) and their intermediaries.
When to apply the off-payroll working rules (IR35) if you receive services from a worker through their intermediary.
Guidance on the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage for organisations who offer work experience, including placements and internships.
Use the Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool to find out if you, or a worker on a specific engagement, should be classed as employed or self-employed for tax purposes.
Find out about the off-payroll working rules (IR35) for agencies, when the changes to these rules apply and how the changes will affect you.
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.
Access and unfair practices during recognition and derecognition ballots
Parole Board Member Recruitment
Who's entitled to the minimum wage, what's included when working out the minimum wage, and what happens if there's a dispute.
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.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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