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Get ready to employ someone - your responsibilities as an employer, register with HMRC, set up PAYE, get insurance.
Find out if, and how, you need to register with HMRC when you start employing people.
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…
Discrimination policy and equal opportunities in recruitment and in the workplace - age discrimination, disabled workers, gender reassignment, sex discrimination
Workplace pensions - your employer's responsibilities to you to provide a workplace pension and what automatic enrolment means to you
A contract is an agreement between employee and employer setting out implied and explicit terms and conditions - written statement of particulars, collective agreements
What new employers need to do for PAYE, including choosing whether to run payroll yourself, paying someone for the first time and keeping records.
Personal data an employer can keep about an employee, and employee rights to see this information under data protection rules
Tell HMRC if you stop employing people, cancel your PAYE scheme, report a temporary gap in paying staff
Use employment related securities (ERS) to reward, retain or give incentives to your employees, including any tax advantages.
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