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Family employees and tax requirements
You must report tax, benefits, and expenses for all paid workers.
Using contractors and subcontractors
Discover how using contractors and subcontractors for short-term work or specialised skills can benefit your business.
Employing young family members
The rules on age, working hours and type of work for young people.
Employing your partner
Your legal responsibilities when employing a partner are the same as for any other employee.
Employment status of contractors and subcontractors: Tax and workplace rights
Why determining the employment status of contractors and subcontractors matters.
Health and safety requirements when using contractors and subcontractors
Your responsibility for the health and safety of any contractors or subcontractors on your business premises.
Advantages and disadvantages of using a contractor or subcontractor
Some of the advantages and disadvantages of using contractors and subcontractors.
Using contractors and subcontractors: insurance and contracts
When engaging contractors and subcontractors, you may well need public liability insurance.
Get the most from contractors and subcontractors
From engagement to completion of the contract, maximise the potential of your contractors and subcontractors.
Protect your business from rogue contractors
Tips on how to spot and avoid unscrupulous contractors.
Unfair dismissal: employee eligibility
Employer consequences if you dismiss someone unfairly.
Types of employee dismissal
The different types of staff dismissal and unfair dismissal claims.
Unfair dismissal
Reasons that automatically constitute the unfair dismissal of an employee.
Fair dismissal
You must have a valid reason for dismissing an employee - understand the reasons that constitute a fair dismissal.
Whistleblowing: Right of complaint to an industrial tribunal
If an employee is dismissed for making a protected disclosure, they may bring a claim to an employment tribunal.
Whistleblowing: Exceptionally serious failures
How workers are protected when reporting an exceptionally serious failure in the workplace.
Whistleblowing: Qualifying disclosures
The types of disclosure that are eligible for protection from dismissal.
Dismissals on capability grounds
How to dismiss an employee fairly when they are incapable of doing their job properly or commit some form of misconduct.
Dismissals on conduct grounds
How to dismiss employees involved in incidents of misconduct.
Employing family members
Identify the benefits and challenges of employing family members.