Category: Take On Staff

  • Understanding fixed-term contracts

    Fixed-term employment lasts for a specified length of time. Alternatively, such contracts can end with the completion of a specified task or when a particular event takes place. For example, fixed-term employees can be brought in to cover for permanent staff on long-term sickness or maternity leave or to cope with increased seasonal demand. The…

  • Employment status

    The way you work – and the way people work for you – have very important legal implications. There are five categories of employment recognised by the law and the tax system. A person could be classed as a self-employed person, a worker, an employee, a director or a contractor. There are also essential tax and National…