Need advice on how to employ partner

jennp

Hi 
My partner is Self employed and wants to employ me for 2 days a week. Any advice on how he does this re tax NI etc. What paperwork needs to be done? He will pay me £100 per week.
Thanks

Comms69

That's below the NMW ?

lincroft1710

Does the £100 per week equate to at least the NLW of £8.72 per hour (£8.20 ph if you are aged 21-24)?

General_Grant

jennp said:

Hi 
My partner is Self employed and wants to employ me for 2 days a week. Any advice on how he does this re tax NI etc. What paperwork needs to be done? He will pay me £100 per week.
Thanks

Doesn't matter whether you are life partners, it would be like taking on any other employee.

Marcon

jennp said:

Hi 
My partner is Self employed and wants to employ me for 2 days a week. Any advice on how he does this re tax NI etc. What paperwork needs to be done? He will pay me £100 per week.
Thanks

All you (or he) will need here: https://www.gov.uk/browse/employing-people

lincroft1710

Naheedmir said:

Hi Jennp, 
You mentioned you will be paid £100 per week for paper work. There is a great deal of niches in paperwork, only your partner can let you know the actual work done by you. 
Also keep in mind before agreement you should discuss every minute detail even tax payments or else so you can work better in future with clear mind. Being professional is not offensive.

You have mis-read the post, She will not be being paid £100 pw for paper work, she wants to know what paperwork will be involved if she is employed by her partner

AskAsk

when i googled if someone who is self employed can employ a wife or partner also on a self employed basis, it seems to come up with setting up a partnership or giving them an employment contract.  i recollect someone mentioned in another post that you can't actually employ your spouse or partner on a self employed basis.  is this right?

Comms69

AskAsk said:

when i googled if someone who is self employed can employ a wife or partner also on a self employed basis, it seems to come up with setting up a partnership or giving them an employment contract.  i recollect someone mentioned in another post that you can't actually employ your spouse or partner on a self employed basis.  is this right?

Well you can literally just give them cash tax free; so it’s abit of an oxymoron 

I assume this is to limit his tax liability. 

AskAsk

Comms69 said:

AskAsk said:

when i googled if someone who is self employed can employ a wife or partner also on a self employed basis, it seems to come up with setting up a partnership or giving them an employment contract.  i recollect someone mentioned in another post that you can't actually employ your spouse or partner on a self employed basis.  is this right?

Well you can literally just give them cash tax free; so it’s abit of an oxymoron 

I assume this is to limit his tax liability. 

yes, it is often about tax liability when you pay your spouse or partner and want to declare it, which is why I read somewhere that HMRC won't recognise it if the paid spouse or partner declare it as self employed payment and you declare it as expense on your tax return.
so you have to form a partnership or employed them the normal way.