Employment status
Understand how being defined in UK law as an employee, a worker or self-employed affects employment rights and employers’ different legal responsibilities towards them
Understand what employers need to do to manage agency workers within the law
This guide is designed to help employers understand the relationship that they have with agency workers and the rights that are afforded to them. It also provides information on the broader employment law context in which these relationships operate.
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Understand how being defined in UK law as an employee, a worker or self-employed affects employment rights and employers’ different legal responsibilities towards them
Keep up to date with what is changing under the Employment Rights Act 2025, the Equality (Race and Disability) Bill and the plan to Make Work Pay
Access the essential HR resources you need to help you understand the impact and plan your response to the changes to tipping
Keep up to date with the latest employment law developments and proposed future changes
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