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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…
The steps you must take when someone dies - register a death, report a death with Tell Us Once, coroners, funerals and death abroad.
After someone dies, their doctor must confirm the death before contacting…
If a death is reported to a coroner, the documents you need to register…
You must register a death with the local authorities in the country where…
You must register the death. You may also need to report the death of a…
Tell Us Once is a service that lets you report a death to most government…
Contact the following organisations if you cannot use the Tell Us Once…
The funeral can usually only take place after the death is registered,…
Bereavement is a personal experience and can affect people in different…
Use this form to apply for a Court of Protection order to become a deputy to make financial or welfare decisions for someone else.
The process when a British national dies in Spain, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
The process when a British national dies in Poland, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.
Find out about local procedures, burials and cremations, and returning the body to the UK
Find out how you can hire a person or business to deal with customs for you.
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...
Get ready to employ someone - your responsibilities as an employer, register with HMRC, set up PAYE, get insurance.
How to tell Companies House you have verified someone's identity.
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