You may be considering employing a disabled person for their abilities, skills or experience. On this page, we look at the support, tax-related and otherwise, that employers can access.

The government encourage independent living by giving you choice on how your needs are met. If you qualify, you can get money from different schemes so you can choose and pay for your own support and services. You may also choose to pay for help with your own money.

As an employer you have to keep records about your employees. This page tells you more about the records you need to keep. 

There is lots of help available for employers. Here we provide a summary. 

If you take on volunteers (which could include people that you offer work shadowing or work experience to for example), it is likely that you will make payments to them. It is important to understand how you should treat these for income tax and National Insurance (NIC) purposes and the ‘employer’ ...

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic had far-reaching financial impacts on individuals and businesses across the UK, and indeed across the world. This page sets out some information for employers about the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. The scheme closed on 30 September 2021. However, this page ...