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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
As an employer, the tax and employment responsibilities you have for your…
As an employer you must give employees: a written statement of employment…
Fixed-term contracts: last for a certain length of time are set in advance…
As an employer, you can hire temporary staff through agencies. This means:…
If you hire a freelancer, consultant or contractor it means that: they are…
Zero-hours contracts are also known as casual contracts. Zero-hours…
Family If you hire family members you must: avoid special treatment in…
Lessons from the Competition and Market Authority (CMA)’s investigation into sports broadcasting and production companies that colluded on rates of pay for freelance workers.
Sky, BT, IMG, ITV and BBC admitted to breaking the law after colluding on rates of pay for freelancers
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has issued an infringement decision under the Competition Act 1998 after investigating anti-competitive arrangements in relation to the purchase of freelance services supporting the production and broadcasting of sports content in the UK.
What you need to do if you start working for yourself.
The CMA investigated suspected breaches of competition law in relation to the purchase of freelance services and the employment of staff supporting the production, creation and/or broadcasting of television content in the UK, excluding sport content.
Employment status (worker, employee, self-employed, director or contractor) affects employment rights and employer responsibilities in the workplace
Guidance for freelance interpreters working with UK Visas and Immigration.
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