What have I been given to sign? What about my tax? The document you have been given with this leaflet As you are self employed you will be responsible is a contract, which contains the rights and for your own tax and National Insurance obligations that you have whenever you provide payments and for filing a Self Assessment Tax your services to us. Please take the time to read it Return. You may wish to engage an accountant through carefully, it is a legally binding document. to do this for you or talk to HMRC who offer help to self employed people with filling in their returns. The contract mentions sending You will pay tax at the appropriate You will, someone else. What’s that all about? however, be able to deduct some of your expenses such as the cost of any materials and As you are self employed, you have the right to use tools that you use in the performance of your someone else to do the work. We are happy for you contract. to do this, provided that anyone else you use is as qualified and experienced as you are. We would still pay you in these circumstances and you would pay Do I get holiday pay? them. This means that if you could find someone suitable who would do the job as well but more No. You would only get holiday pay if you were cheaply, you could send them and make a profit! an employee or a worker. According to the terms and conditions in the contract, you are neither. As you are not an employee you also do not The contract says that I do not have to qualify for sick pay or paternity/maternity pay do any work. Why? from us. You may however, qualify for some from the Government. As you are not an employee, you are not under any obligation to provide your services to us. We will not pay you if you do not work, but if you can find Will my rate go down if I become an someone else willing to pay you more, you do not employee? have to stay with us. Probably. It is more expensive for us to contract with you on that and therefore it is likely that I would rather be an employee. Is that your rate would go down to reflect this. You possible? would also be obliged to work for us and be unable to work for anyone else without our It may be, we prefer to contract with you as a permission. self employed person, but we accept this may not always be possible.
What have I been given to sign? The document you have been given with this leaflet is a contract, which contains the rights and obligations that you have whenever you provide your services to us. Please take the time to read it through carefully, it is a legally binding document. The contract mentions sending someone else. What’s that all about? As you are self employed, you have the right to use someone else to do the work. We are happy for you to do this, provided that anyone else you use is as qualified and experienced as you are. We would still pay you in these circumstances and you would pay them. This means that if you could find someone suitable who would do the job as well but more cheaply, you could send them and make a profit! The contract says that I do not have to do any work. Why? As you are not an employee, you are not under any obligation to provide your services to us. We will not pay you if you do not work, but if you can find someone else willing to pay you more, you do not have to stay with us. I would rather be an employee. Is that possible? It may be, we prefer to contract with you as a self employed person, but we accept this may not always be possible. What about my tax? As you are self employed you will be responsible for your own tax and National Insurance payments and for filing a Self Assessment Tax Return. You may wish to engage an accountant to do this for you or talk to HMRC who offer help to self employed people with filling in their returns. You will pay tax at the appropriate You will, however, be able to deduct some of your expenses such as the cost of any materials and tools that you use in the performance of your contract. Do I get holiday pay? No. You would only get holiday pay if you were an employee or a worker. According to the terms and conditions in the contract, you are neither. As you are not an employee you also do not qualify for sick pay or paternity/maternity pay from us. You may however, qualify for some from the Government. Will my rate go down if I become an employee? Probably. It is more expensive for us to contract with you on that and therefore it is likely that your rate would go down to reflect this. You would also be obliged to work for us and be unable to work for anyone else without our permission.
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