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Employ someone: agree a contract, right to work checks, DBS checks, workplace pensions, set up PAYE, tell HMRC
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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.…
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A court or employment tribunal (known as an industrial tribunal in…
Get your business ready to employ staff - your responsibilities as an employer, register with HMRC, set up PAYE, get insurance
How to employ an apprentice, what's expected of you and what funding you can get.
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...
Information for employers on checking EU, EEA and Swiss citizens’ right to work.
Discrimination policy and equal opportunities in recruitment and in the workplace - age discrimination, disabled workers, gender reassignment, sex discrimination
Advertise a job, Disclosure and Barring (DBS) checks, right to work checks, discrimination law and apprenticeships
You can receive an unlimited fine for employing an illegal worker - find out what happens and what you can do
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