What about those people whose services you may use but who
are not your employees? Ensure that you are clear about the distinctions
between these groups of workers and that you don't treat them as
employees, thus unwittingly giving them employment rights.
Employment status
Agency workers
Work experience and unpaid placements
Working with clients, contractors and other third parties
Employment status :Weight Watchers (UK) Ltd v HMRC
is a further example of the courts looking at actual practice rather than the
documented status of a worker when deciding whether someone is an employee
or an independent consultant.
See: employment status
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