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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…
We’re responsible for handling appeals against decisions made by the Employment Tribunal where a legal mistake may have been made in the case. This might be because the Employment Tribunal: got the law wrong didn’t apply the correct law didn’t...
What to do if you're an employer who has been taken to an employment tribunal. Find out about the hearing, what happens if you lose your case and how to appeal.
You can be taken to an employment tribunal by an employee or someone else…
You’ll be given at least 14 days’ notice before the hearing - you’ll get a…
Cases are normally held at the employment tribunal office closest to where…
If you lose, the tribunal can order you to do certain things depending on…
You can ask the tribunal to reconsider the decision if you lose the case.…
The Employment Tribunal follows certain rules and processes that you also…
Actions you can take as an umbrella company to support compliance and best practice in the temporary labour market.
What you can expect from your employer and what your responsibilities are as an employee. What to do if you think you are being treated unfairly at work.
We’re responsible for hearing claims from people who think someone such as an employer or potential employer has treated them unlawfully. Examples of unlawful treatment claims that we may hear include: unfair dismissal discrimination unfair deductions from pay Who we...
If your employer is 'insolvent' this means it cannot pay its debts - your rights if this happens, claiming money owed to you, where to get advice
Legal aid helps pay for legal advice, mediation or representation in court - see if you can claim.
Reclaim Statutory Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Parental Bereavement Pay and Shared Parental Pay, find out about Small Employers’ Relief and get help if you cannot afford payments.
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