Holiday entitlement when self employed

Doshwaster

Yes, UK employment and tax law applies. What happens in Israel or South Africa is irrelevant.

It's common for overseas companies to recruit their first staff on a "self-employed" basis to avoid the admin of setting up a legal entity,  payroll and other overheads. I've been there myself. However both sides have to be careful as it is easy to run into legal and tax problems.  

Comms69

Doshwaster said:

Yes, UK employment and tax law applies. What happens in Israel or South Africa is irrelevant.

It's common for overseas companies to recruit their first staff on a "self-employed" basis to avoid the admin of setting up a legal entity,  payroll and other overheads. I've been there myself. However both sides have to be careful as it is easy to run into legal and tax problems.  

They apply to the OP, not to a foreign entity, as courts here have no jurisdiction in Israel

Doshwaster

Comms69 said:

Doshwaster said:

Yes, UK employment and tax law applies. What happens in Israel or South Africa is irrelevant.

It's common for overseas companies to recruit their first staff on a "self-employed" basis to avoid the admin of setting up a legal entity,  payroll and other overheads. I've been there myself. However both sides have to be careful as it is easy to run into legal and tax problems.  

They apply to the OP, not to a foreign entity, as courts here have no jurisdiction in Israel

Thanks. Yes, that's precisely what I meant. I should have been clearer in my first sentence. 

Amanaman

theoretica said:

Does your contract allow you to work for other employers (even if your energy and the number of hours in the day prevents)?  Does your contract say that you , personally, need to write the articles - would they know or care if you subcontracted?

My understanding is that UK employment law does apply for employees in this country employed by foreign firms - if you are employed rather than self employed according to HMRC - but you do, unfortunately, need to consider the risks of the company deciding it is too much trouble or expense.  However, I agree with other posters that if you want more you need to ask them.

I don't have a written contract but I think it would be frowned on if I also wrote for a competitor site.

Masomnia

theoretica said:

Does your contract allow you to work for other employers (even if your energy and the number of hours in the day prevents)?  Does your contract say that you , personally, need to write the articles - would they know or care if you subcontracted?

My understanding is that UK employment law does apply for employees in this country employed by foreign firms - if you are employed rather than self employed according to HMRC - but you do, unfortunately, need to consider the risks of the company deciding it is too much trouble or expense.  However, I agree with other posters that if you want more you need to ask them.

This is the crux of it really. Do you personally have to write the article, or do they not particularly care as they got an article sent by you to publish?

Amanaman

Yes, they expect me to work for them every work day. I have a set quota of articles each day and they have to arrange cover if I have ant time off.

Comms69

Amanaman said:

Yes, they expect me to work for them every work day. I have a set quota of articles each day and they have to arrange cover if I have ant time off.

That isn’t the question...