What will an employer need from me?

joshly

I was working from home, self employed in 2012 and had an accountant fill my tax return forms in for 2 years but my business was not profitable so he contacted HMRC to tell them and they said I do not need to fill in a tax return unless I start making money.

I have been on JSA out of work since March 2017.
I am searching for work and would like to be employed as apposed to self employed.
What sort of forms or paperwork will an employer ask me for if they take me on?
I want to be prepared so I do not cause a delay if I should be lucky enough to get a job.

dawyldthing

I think you get a p45 from jobseekers but they will ask you to fill a p46 form out anyway to find out how much tax to pay

Savvy_Sue

They will need to see something which establishes your Right to Work in the UK: the quick'n'easy way to do this is to show a current passport - and if it's not a UK passport, one which has evidence of your RTW therein.

The P46 is now called a new starter form.

Some employers may ask for other things, depending on the nature of the work. For example if you need a DBS check, then proof of your current address will be needed.

tizerbelle

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

They will need to see something which establishes your Right to Work in the UK: the quick'n'easy way to do this is to show a current passport

Just to clarify this, if you are a UK, EEA or Swiss national, the passport does not have to be current. The passport could be expired i.e. can no longer travel on it but it can still be accepted as evidence of right to work.

joshly

Thank-you all for the helpful answers.

Savvy_Sue

tizerbelle wrote: »

Just to clarify this, if you are a UK, EEA or Swiss national, the passport does not have to be current. The passport could be expired i.e. can no longer travel on it but it can still be accepted as evidence of right to work.

Yup, you've got the chapter and verse of it which isn't on the tips of my fingers and I was trying to KISS (Keep it Simple, Stupid - and that's me not you!)

Some employers do ask for it to be current even though it doesn't have to be to meet the government requirements. I'm assuming as the OP doesn't say they don't have a passport that they're OK on this one.