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  • Employment status

    Employment status (worker, employee, self-employed, director or contractor) affects employment rights and employer responsibilities in the workplace

    • Overview

      In employment law a person’s employment status helps determine: their…

    • Worker

      A person is generally classed as a ‘worker’ if: they have a contract or…

    • Employee

      An employee is someone who works under an employment contract. A person…

    • Employee shareholders

      An employee shareholder is someone who works under an employment contract…

    • Self-employed and contractor

      A person is self-employed if they run their business for themselves and…

    • Director

      Company directors run limited companies on behalf of shareholders.…

    • Office holder

      A person who’s been appointed to a position by a company or organisation…

    • Legal decisions on employment status

      A court or employment tribunal (known as an industrial tribunal in…

  • Make decisions on behalf of someone

    Help someone make decisions if they appoint you or if they lack mental capacity - includes using a power of attorney, becoming a deputy and getting a one-off Court of Protection ruling

  • Making decisions at a charity

    Find out about making valid trustee decisions that are in your charity’s best interests.

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  • How to prove and verify someone's identity

    Good Practice Guide (GPG) 45 helps you decide how to check someone's identity.

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  • Making child arrangements if you divorce or separate

    How to make arrangements for your children if you divorce or separate, mediation and how to apply for a court order if you cannot agree.

  • Apply for a patent

    A patent registers your invention and lets you take legal action against anyone who makes, uses, sells or imports your invention without your permission.

  • Choose tools and infrastructure to make better use of your data

    How to choose data tools and infrastructure that are flexible, scalable, sustainable and secure.

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  • Set up a charity

    To start a charity you need trustees, to choose a business structure, decide suitable charitable purposes and you may have to register with the Charity Commission.

  • Charity types: how to choose a structure (CC22a)

    Decide whether to set up a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO), a charitable company or an unincorporated association or trust.

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  • Making staff redundant

    Rules employers must follow when making staff redundant - consultations, notice periods, compulsory and non-compulsory redundancy and redundancy pay.