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Employment Tribunal decision.
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…
Sections (39.01 - 39.13) last updated: April 2021.
Who can set up employee ownership, employee shares and engagement, employee directors, model documentation
Employee rights and employer legal obligations - the Information and Consultation of Employee regulations, setting up information and consultation agreements, complaints
A contract is an agreement between employee and employer setting out implied and explicit terms and conditions - written statement of particulars, collective agreements
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Mr Justice Choudhury on 4 July 2024.
Employ someone: agree a contract, right to work checks, DBS checks, workplace pensions, set up PAYE, tell HMRC
Employment relations research series no. 119. Reviews the literature on the factors that may influence the behaviour of employees involved in…
The research included two phases of mixed-methods research with employees and the self-employed, conducted to explore workers’ experiences of sickness absence, sick pay, occupational health, medical evidence, and workplace adjustments.
Check examples to help you calculate your employee's wages, National Insurance contributions and pension contributions if you're claiming through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES) publishes employee and employment estimates at detailed geographical and industrial levels and is regarded as the definitive source of official government employee statistics by industry.
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