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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…
This collection brings together data about Cabinet Office staff and salary data, published twice a year.
Apply for a Frontier Worker permit to work in the UK while living outside the UK: who can apply, how to apply, what you’ll get, what happens after you apply
You need to get a Frontier Worker permit if you want to work in the UK but…
You can only apply for a Frontier Worker permit if you’re from the EU,…
You must apply online. Once you’ve started your application, you can save…
If you need to change something in your application after you’ve sent it…
When you renew your permit, you’ll need to show that you continued to meet…
Apply for a Scale-up Worker visa if you’ve been offered a skilled job with a fast-growing UK employer - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.
Whistleblowing - what it is, who to tell, what to expect and how to complain if you're treated unfairly.
Apply to extend your Turkish Worker visa if you're a Turkish national and have legally worked in the UK with a Turkish Worker visa - eligibility, fees, documents, how to extend, your partner and children
Salary information and data for senior and junior Foreign & Commonwealth Office staff in London.
Apply for a Temporary Work - Religious Worker visa to do religious work in the UK - getting sponsored, fees, eligibility, family members.
What you can do if an employee is called up for jury service, and how to sort out their pay or help them claim an allowance
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