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Employment rates for different ethnic groups in England, Wales and Scotland.
The main things you need to consider when employing people for the first time or if you've never hired an employee before
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…
Claiming Universal Credit if you're self-employed - eligibility, reporting your earnings, start up periods
Overview of OTS work relating to simplifying tax reporting and payments for self-employed people.
National Insurance contributions if you're self-employed - rates and exceptions.
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...
Includes pay, contracts, hiring and redundancies
Employ someone: agree a contract, right to work checks, DBS checks, workplace pensions, set up PAYE, tell HMRC
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.
Find out about different rules for entitlement that affect some employment types, including agency workers, directors and educational workers.
Working Tax Credit - how much money you get, hours you need to work, eligibility, claim, tax credits when you stop work or go on leave
Find out about how and what you’ll be paid and how to check your pay when you’re employed by an umbrella company as a temporary worker.
These statistics give a detailed analysis and break downs of the number of disabled people in employment.
What makes you self-employed, what counts as trading and what to do, including registering for Self Assessment.
Guidance on when seafarers and other persons who work at sea are entitled to the minimum wage.
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