Employment status
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In employment law a person’s employment status helps determine:
- their rights
- their employer’s responsibilities
A person may have a different employment status in tax law.
The main types of employment status are:
- worker
- employee
- self-employed and contractor
- director
- office holder
Worker
A person is generally classed as a ‘worker’ if:
- they have a contract or other arrangement to do work or services personally for a reward (a contract can be written or unwritten)
- their reward is for money o...
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