PAYE for contractor/casual worker

scheming_gypsy

Any wrote: »

Hi guys,

I need an advice on an issue I have not met before..

A company has a casual contractor, who does jobs only as required for the company and invoices them. But now he wants the company to sort out his tax, as he cannot be bothered to work it out himself.

Will the company then have to pay NI for him (company rate) as if he was normal employee?

It might be easier to point him towards an umbrella company. He'll just submit a timesheet and the umbrella company will invoice, sort out the tax and NI etc and he can stay on the current rate.
He doesn't have to sort out his own tax, company doesn't have to employ him and all he needs to do is sort out a time sheet and any expenses.

Savvy_Sue

noh wrote: »

I have 2 casual zero hour contracts with different employers. Both explicitly state that I an not obliged to accept any work offered.
Therefore, at least in my case, your statement is not correct.
I have in the past turned down work from one employer in favour of the other who happens to pay more.

I'm sure a canny employer could word it in such a way that the employee was only working when required (zero hours) but aware that turning work down too consistently would result in termination of contract, if that sounds better ...

noh

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

I'm sure a canny employer could word it in such a way that the employee was only working when required (zero hours) but aware that turning work down too consistently would result in termination of contract, if that sounds better ...

Possibly but both my contracts state similar terms which gives the impression that there may be a legal reason for the way they are worded maybe to provide a balance between the two parties.

Here is the wording.

"You are entitled to choose whether or not to accept any work offered you and the Company is not obliged to offer you any work. You are also free to accept work with any other organisation as you see fit"

It is true that if work was turned down consistently they would probably stop offering, there would be no need to terminate the contract as they are not obliged to offer work.