Employment status is increasingly important as new ways of working become more commonplace. In the UK, those employed are ‘employees’ or ‘workers’ with different employment rights for each category. The self-employed are a third category. There are also different patterns of working including various types of part-time, fixed-term or temporary contracts. In this section you will find resources focusing on the law in these areas.
Explore the CIPD’s point of view on employment status, rights and regulation, including actions for Government and recommendations for employers
Understand how being defined in UK law as an employee, a worker or self-employed affects employment rights and employers’ legal responsibilities
The work of clarifying employment status must return as a government priority if the rights of workers are to be protected
Drawing on policy insight and stakeholder input, the CIPD proposes a new approach to labour market enforcement
As employers respond to the latest uncertainty presented by COVID-19, the CIPD recommends three questions to guide workplace safety
This guide examines some of the key issues that employers need to consider in managing the return to work for furloughed workers
A summary of the impending changes impacting organisations, and the implications for both in-house HR practitioners and external HR consultants
This guide outlines the options employers can consider now that the furlough scheme has ended
This guide will help you plan your ongoing return to the workplace in light of the COVID-19 pandemic
Understand what employers need to do to manage agency workers within the law
Understand what employers need to do to manage fixed-term contracts within the law
Understand what employers need to do to manage self-employed contractors within the law
Commonly asked questions on the legal issues relating to employment status
Commonly asked questions on the legal issues relating to fixed-term work
Frequently asked questions on the legal issues relating to part-time work
Commonly asked questions on the legal issues relating to temporary and agency workers
Selected cases reported on disputed employment status.
