The status of your worker for employment law purposes is important. Their status determines the employment law rights that they have. It also determines your obligations to them.

This page considers some of the main employment law rules for employees. We are not employment law experts but to be helpful we give you some basic information about the matters listed below and link to where you can get further help and guidance.

Ideally, you should make sure the tax status is correct in the first place. There is lots of information to help you, and you should always keep records of your decision-making process so that you can show HMRC evidence that you took as much care as possible. As we shall see later, this can help ...

Taking on your own personal assistant (PA) or carer directly, whether funded through government money, or privately, can mean that you become an employer. This brings with it many responsibilities such as registering as an employer with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), operating a Pay As You Earn ...

If you need care, you may receive occasional help from family, friends or neighbours. You might pay them for their help, or just reimburse their expenses or give them small gifts like flowers or chocolates as a thank you. In order to avoid tax implications, it is important to understand the rules ...

If you are looking for a personal assistant (PA) or carer to help you live independently at home, one option is to ask a care agency to find you a suitable PA. You can pay for an agency PA using your own money or, if you qualify for government support, you may be able to use that money to pay for ...