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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…
Personal data an employer can keep about an employee, and employee rights to see this information under data protection rules
Who can set up employee ownership, employee shares and engagement, employee directors, model documentation
Tax and reporting rules for employers who make assets available to employees
How to dismiss staff fairly, working within dismissal rules and dealing with dismissals relating to whistleblowing
When a business changes owner, employees could be protected under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) regulations (TUPE) - types of transfers, your rights, contracts, redundancy, where to get help
Guidance you should consider when considering the employee shareholder employment status.
How to make debt deductions from an employee's pay because of an 'attachment of earnings order' (AEO) from a court. Includes information from the withdrawn A/E guidance.
Handling employees' grievances at work - setting up a grievance procedure, holding a grievance hearing and managing appeals
Arranging final payments to employees or pension recipients who die, and reporting the death of an employee at work to the Health and Safety Executive and the police.
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