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Employing friends
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Employing friends
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Graeme @ The BGS Group Jul 6.
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Always a pleasure for you Stuart - remember these are for casual (seasonal) workers.
got them and shall read when I got 5 minutes.
Thanks darling
On their way Stuart as you asked so nicely. And by the way these have been checked out by the legal bunnies in Feb of this year.
can you send me acopt of the contract too, pretty please.
I'm with Kerry and Kerrie on employing friends!
As for the tax / employment implications:
Rule number 1 - check with a tax advisor or HMRC themselves
Rule number 2 - ditto
Rule number 3 - ditto
HMRC undertakes regular ad hoc investigations of...
Sample contracts sent to your Google Email address Martin. Any queries just Email me.
How many hours do they work for less than £90 per week?? I hope David is reading this!!! :-)
I'm with Kerry with the oil and water. Also, don't do work for friends either unless you want to lose them.
Contract will be Emailed to you as soon as I can dig it out.
There seasonal
If iam really busy during Jan/Feb i may use them for the odd week
Thanks for the quick reply
Are these seasonal workers or for the full 12 months but reduced hours?
Great qustion this is my problem i employ 3 people all part time earning £90 or under per week.
Iam in the middle of setting them up through PAYE and they dont have any other income.
apart from this is there anything else i need to do all are fu...
Pro Gard approach is good as you end up with no come back upon yourself from the tax man. But if paying your friend directly and when the work is short-term and for a finite period or the extent of the workload is unknown the tax office would be h...
I'm 99% certain they do need to register as self employed, further I seem to remember that they need to sign a inland revenue form for your records to state this. You can then I think claim back the wages.
The best thing to do will be to contact ...
Have been doing so for a few months and its never been a problem, but appreciate the concern!
Any insight onto the correct process for employing them?
Do they need to register self employed?
Thanks,
Joe
Friends and business? Oil and water. Never.
Hi all,
Have been lingering for a while but never opened my mouth as of yet. I'd like to ask a question.
When employing friends on a casual basis, what is the proper way to go about paying them?
I.e - if i invoice a customer and include the frien...
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- At 2:59pm on May 5, 2009,
Philip Voice said… - Hi Joe
Welcome to the Landscape Juice Network and I hope that you find the site of use to you in the course of your work.
Kind regards
Phil Voice
- At 6:22pm on May 5, 2009,
Graeme @ The BGS Group said…
- Hi Joe,
Welcome to the LJ network, I am sure that it will be most helpful to you.
Best wishes
Graeme
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