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The difference between contractors and subcontractors
Understand the differences between contractors, and subcontractors and what this means for your business.
Family employees and health and safety
Protect the health and safety of family and non-family members at work.
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.
Contract types and employer responsibilities
Guidance to help Northern Ireland employers understand the various contract types and their responsibilities when recruiting staff.
Staff documents and employment policies
Key documents that Northern Ireland employers need to legally provide to their workers and workplace policies to help effectively manage staff.
Employment agencies
Guidance on running employment agency businesses including legal requirements and record-keeping.
Employment checks
Information for employers on pre-employment checks, criminal records checks, and ensuring your workers are eligible to work in the UK.
Advertise a job
Guidance on how Northern Ireland employers can advertise their job vacancies and approach interviews when recruiting staff.
Taking on staff
Best practice guidance to help you take the first steps to becoming an employer and how to manage the recruitment process.
Working time and rest breaks
Rules for employers on working hours, the working week, rest breaks, and other types of working such as Sunday working and night working.
Dismissals, resignations and retirements
Employer guidance on dismissing staff, issuing the correct periods of notice, and what to do when an employee resigns, retires, or dies.