Know Your Rights – Self Employment

Most self-employed people are not entitled to any employment benefits from their clients. However, if a self-employed person meets the definition of an "employee", perhaps because the client has decided to put the person on the payroll, or the definition of a "worker", there may be entitlement to some employment and statutory benefits.

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From http://paypershop.com/faq/entitled.html

Paul Carcone
Carcone Consulting

IR35 really does need a close look...anyone even considering setting themselves up as self employed would be well advised to be able to clearly justify their choice if pressed by HRMC.

Fortunately, the HRMC website is full of good information but, even if that is all a bot much, some free advice from a good accountant is often available.

Paul Carcone

Erm...I actually wrote the article

Brent...

Yes...good spot....I write for a lot of people on small businesses (as you would expect of a management consultant) but I ensure that I retain the ability to re-use my comments elsewhere.

Paul Carcone