This guide will help you understand the moving parts behind building a high-performing team.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\nDownload Now<\/a> <\/section>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n An employee is an individual who works for you where:<\/p>\n\n\n\n An employee has the same rights that a worker has but also is entitled to extra rights as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The costly mistakes I see rarely come from how a contract is written. They come from how the relationship runs day to day, because that is what a tribunal looks at, not the label you gave it. If you engage someone as a contractor but manage them like an employee, treat them as an employee, because the law eventually will.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Saeidul Haque, LegalVision<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n A worker is a person who carries out work for you where, for example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n A worker is often referred to as a casual worker, an agency worker or a zero-hour worker.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n A worker is entitled to employment rights. These are, for example, the right to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Although worker status does not entitle an individual to leave, such as sickness, maternity and other forms of paternal leave, they may be entitled to the pay associated with these. If workers want to take time off from the workplace, they can do this because they do not have to readily make themselves available for work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A worker has protection from experiencing a detriment. This means that you cannot, for example, put them at a detriment if they exercise certain rights, such as making a protected disclosure (whistleblowing) or exercising rights regarding the National Minimum Wage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Key Statistics<\/strong><\/p>\n Sources<\/strong><\/p>\nWhat is an Employee?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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