The employment rights you are entitled to can depend on your employment status. There are three main statuses to consider – self-employed, ‘worker’ and employee. 

Employment status describes the nature of the relationship between an engager and a worker – for example, employment or self-employment. 

HMRC have confirmed that they will offer some telephone service on 31 January 2026, the self assessment deadline. They will also run an expanded digital service on Saturday 31 January 2026 and have confirmed the online support helpdesk will be open on 31 January 2026.

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax (MTD) is one of the biggest changes to the UK tax system in recent years — and understanding what it means for you is more important than ever.To support landlords and the self-employed, we’ve launched a new Making Tax Digital information hub on our website. 

A change to capital gains tax rates took effect part-way through tax year 2024/25, meaning that extra care is needed when reporting capital gains and losses on your tax return. We have updated our guidance on capital gains tax to include more detailed information on how to complete the capital ...

HMRC’s December employer bulletin contains an important warning about grocery salary sacrifice schemes.