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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…
Blind Person's Allowance is an extra amount you can earn before paying tax - what you'll get, eligibility, how to apply and how to transfer your allowance
Blind Person’s Allowance is an extra amount of tax-free allowance. It…
Blind Person’s Allowance is added to your yearly Personal Allowance - the…
England and Wales You can claim Blind Person’s Allowance if both of the…
Contact HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to claim. HMRC Telephone: 0300 200…
You can transfer your Blind Person’s Allowance to your spouse or civil…
Understand the roles of accountable persons and the principal accountable person for a high-rise residential building, and what they must do.
Find out if you are an entitled relative and how to claim an estate from the Bona Vacantia Division.
We are an independent expert committee established by the Transport Act 1985, providing advice to the government on the transport needs of disabled people. DPTAC works with the Department for Transport .
The information clients, principal designers, principal contractors and accountable persons need to keep.
Advice for prescribed persons on how to deal with whistleblowing disclosures.
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