Employment status
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A number of different working arrangements have developed over the years, allowing more flexibility at work. There are three main types of employment status.
- Employee
- Worker
- Self-employed
An individual’s employment rights will depend upon whether they are an employee or worker (the self-employed have very few employment rights).
Key points
- Employees have more employment rights than workers, so if a right applies to a worker it also applies to an employee.
- Workers are entitled to certain employment rights such as the national minimum wage and paid annual leave.
- Apprenticeships are work-based training programmes which lead to a nationally recognised qualification.
- Volunteers carry out unpaid work for organisations such as charities or fund-raising organisations.
- Students are often required to go through an internship as part of their education.
Employee
An employee will work to the terms within a contract of employment, and will carry out the work personally. A contract exists ...
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