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Employers' responsibilities for different contract types: full-time, part-time, fixed term, agency workers, consultants, zero hours, family members, volunteers and young workers

• Overview

  As an employer, the tax and employment responsibilities you have for your…

• Full-time and part-time contracts

  As an employer you must give employees: a written statement of employment…

• Fixed-term contracts

  Fixed-term contracts: last for a certain length of time are set in advance…

• Agency staff

  As an employer, you can hire temporary staff through agencies. This means:…

• Freelancers, consultants and contractors

  If you hire a freelancer, consultant or contractor it means that: they are…

• Zero-hours contracts

  Zero-hours contracts are also known as casual contracts. Zero-hours…

• Employing family, young people and volunteers

  Family If you hire family members you must: avoid special treatment in…

Employment status (worker, employee, self-employed, director or contractor) affects employment rights and employer responsibilities in the workplace

• Overview

  In employment law a person’s employment status helps determine: their…

• Worker

  A person is generally classed as a ‘worker’ if: they have a contract or…

• Employee

  An employee is someone who works under an employment contract. A person…

• Employee shareholders

  An employee shareholder is someone who works under an employment contract…

• Self-employed and contractor

  A person is self-employed if they run their business for themselves and…

• Director

  Company directors run limited companies on behalf of shareholders.…

• Office holder

  A person who’s been appointed to a position by a company or organisation…

• Legal decisions on employment status

  A court or employment tribunal (known as an industrial tribunal in…

A contract is an agreement between employee and employer setting out implied and explicit terms and conditions - written statement of particulars, collective agreements

• Overview

  All employees have an employment contract with their employer. A contract…

• Contract terms

  The legal parts of a contract are known as ‘terms’. An employer should…

• Collective agreements

  An employer may have an agreement with employees’ representatives (from…

• Written statement of employment particulars

  An employer must give employees and workers a document stating the main…

• Problems with a written statement

  If an employee or worker has a problem receiving their written statement,…

Includes types of worker, employee rights, overtime and changes to contracts

• Updated: 24 June 2015

This guide provides information on statutory derecognition of a trade union

• Updated: 16 September 2020

Find out the scale rate expenses for accommodation and subsistence paid to employees who travel outside of the UK.

• Updated: 26 March 2020

Employers' responsibilities when using agencies to find staff, including health and safety, access to facilities, vacancies, continuous employment, transfer fees and complaints

Off-payroll working rules for clients, workers (contractors) and their intermediaries.

• Updated: 15 December 2023

Report by the Government Actuary and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: sections 42(1), 42B(1) and 45A(1) of the Pension Schemes Act 1993.

• Updated: 1 February 2011

Lack of insurance is a constraint for small firms but a financial product that increases repayment flexibility can be an effective tool for enabling enterprise growth

• Updated: 5 March 2021