The different ways you can be employed make a big difference to how you pay tax and National Insurance, how you can save for your retirement and your rights at work. It’s important you understand your legal employment status so you know the rights you’re entitled to.

Helps you work out if you are employed or self employed for tax and National Insurance purposes.

Explains how your boss can check up on you at work.

Explains the rules on when and how long you can work for depending on the type job, if you are under 18. Also covers pay. 

This information explains how to work out if you are an agency workers and signposts to more information on your rights as an agency worker. 

Explains that apprentices are employees and sets out what rights you should get.

An intern’s rights depend on their employment status. If an intern is classed as a worker, then they’re normally due the National Minimum Wage. Information about the employment rights and pay for interns.

A tool from HMRC called Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) to help you find out if you are employed or self-employed. You could also use this tool as evidence if you disagreed with your employer about your status. Includes quite a lot of jargon!