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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…
Information for employers on checking EU, EEA and Swiss citizens’ right to work.
Statistics on Employment Schemes, New Enterprise Allowance, pre-Work Programme mandatory programmes, Youth Offer, Youth Contract and Get Britain Working.
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Work will be unlocked for thousands of sick and disabled people through new measures that will bolster the support offered in Jobcentres and make the welfare system more sustainable, the Department for Work and Pensions has announced today [Thursday 06...
Careers Wales provides independent and impartial careers information, advice and guidance service for Wales. Careers Wales works with the Welsh Government .
Includes employment status, workers' rights and changes to contracts
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.
The Government Recruitment Service (GRS) was launched in September 2017 and is part of the Cabinet Office’s Government People Group. GRS delivers award-winning recruitment services and functions for organisations across the Civil Service, supporting and enabling the recruitment of exceptional...
This collection brings together all documents in the Employment Relations Research Series.
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