Re: FN-FORUM: Client making me employee without notice

date posted 24th November 2005 10:56

On Thu, Nov 24, 2005 at 11:08:31AM -0000, Ray McGinty wrote:
>
> On 24 Nov 2005, at 10:57, Paul Silver wrote:
>
> >So: does anyone have any employment advice / legal wording I can start
> >throwing around? I've complained to my contact (who is generally very
> >good at sorting things out) but she's hitting a brick wall with the HR
> >department. I've been made an employee without signing anything, which
> >presumably breaks some sort of rule as I don't have an employment
> >contract with the university.
>
> Paul,
>
> My advice would be "just go with the flow". The time and energy you
> will waste trying to get the Uni to change its procedures is probably
> not worth it in the long run.
>
> I am a sole trader and I worked for Northumbria University for a few
> years and they insisted in paying me in this way.
>
> When you come to complete your tax return it is only a couple of extra
> boxes to fill in, and you won't lose out financially as the tax and NI
> you have paid in this way will be taken into account by IR.

It could cause a problem if he is VAT registered, he might need to pay
the excise 17.5% of his salary.

I don't know ... but worth checking.

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