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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…
Minimum wage rates for different types of paid employment - time work, output work, unmeasured work, salaried hours work.
The National Minimum Wage is worked out at an hourly rate, but it applies…
Workers paid according to the number of hours they are at work are classed…
Most people paid an annual salary are classed as doing ‘salaried hours…
Workers paid per task they perform or piece of work they do (known as…
If the work is not covered by any of the other types of work, it’s…
Discrimination policy and equal opportunities in recruitment and in the workplace - age discrimination, disabled workers, gender reassignment, sex discrimination
It is against the law to treat someone less favourably than someone else…
Discrimination in job adverts You must not state or imply in a job advert…
You must not discriminate against your workers. This could be done by, for…
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
Who's entitled to the minimum wage, what's included when working out the minimum wage, and what happens if there's a dispute.
The employment status of au pairs, nannies, carers, personal assistants and other people who work in your home - how to tell if they're an employee or not, what happens with the National Minimum Wage, tax and National Insurance, what...
UK visa sponsorship information for employers - requirements, certificates and licences for Workers and Temporary Workers.
Arranging final payments to employees or pension recipients who die, and reporting the death of an employee at work to the Health and Safety Executive and the police.
The rights of agricultural and farm workers - including pay rates, agricultural minimum wage, overtime, holiday leave, rest breaks, help and advice
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