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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…
Making changes to your company - passing resolutions, changing addesses and where your records are kept, your company name and type, directors' and secretaries' details, share structure, constitution
You must tell Companies House if you change your company’s: name address…
You usually need to get directors or entitled shareholders to vote (known…
A company can change its name either by: a special resolution permission…
You must tell Companies House if you want to change: your registered…
You must tell Companies House about changes to your company’s directors…
You must tell Companies House about any changes to your company’s share…
You’ll need agreement from your shareholders before changing your…
You can use your company’s assets as a security for a loan or overdraft…
How to close down your limited company by getting it struck off the Companies Register
You can close down your limited company by getting it ‘struck off’ the…
Before applying to strike off your limited company, you must close it down…
To apply to strike off your limited company, you must send Companies House…
You must withdraw your application if your company is no longer eligible…
How we're agreeing which new work to start on the Sellafield site due to Covid-19.
The United Kingdom has imposed its largest ever penalty for a breach of Russian financial sanctions since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Running a limited company - including directors' responsibilities, company annual returns, reporting company changes and how to take money out of a limited company.
Five companies shut down this year following Insolvency Service investigations
The rules and exceptions that apply if you had more than 2 children before 6 April 2026 and claimed Universal Credit.
Object to a company's application to be removed from the companies register - how to find out if a company's applied for insolvency, who can object, how to object, what happens next.
Midlands Region, Judge D Barlow on 7 February 2024
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