Employer of Record in Uk: Hire, Manage, and Pay Talent Seamlessly

Who can apply

• Tier 1

  Outside European Union (EU) and European Economic Area (EEA)

  • Highly skilled employees
  • Investors
  • Entrepreneurs
• Tier 2

  • Skilled employees outside EEA
  • Professional sportspeople
• Tier 3

  Outside EU

  • Low-skilled employees
  • Temporary workers
• Tier 4

  Outside EEA

  • Students (16 years and above)
• Tier 5

  (has 6 sub-tiers)

  • Temporary employees

• The working hours in the UK are 40 hours, spread over 5 days (Monday to Friday).
• There is an accepted cultural norm that these 40 hours are flexible, but they differ from industry to industry.
• Employees can choose to work for longer hours.

Statutory Sick Leaves (SSL)

• SSL leaves are granted to employees earning a minimum of £120 per week.
• The validity of SSL leaves is up to 28 weeks.
• SSL is usually worth £96.35. It is paid by the employer and not the government.

Maternity and Paternity leaves

• Mothers are entitled to 52 weeks of maternity weeks. The first 26 weeks are called ordinary maternity leave, and the next 26 weeks are called additional maternity leave.
• Mothers are mandated by law to take at least 2 weeks off after the birth of their child.
• Even fathers can attain paternity leaves for up to 2 weeks.

Holidays

• Full-time employees are granted paid holidays for either 5.6 weeks or 28 days.
• Part-time employees can also have paid holidays, but they might be less than 28 days.
• In case the employee has not utilized all the paid holidays, they can carry forward 8 holidays to next year.

Public holidays for the year 2024 are the following:

• Employer Taxation: 12% on a weekly salary
• Contribution to the social security system: 13.8% on a weekly salary
• Corporate Income tax: 19%

• Fair dismissal

  When the employee has not followed the company's rules or has failed to perform their duties.
• Unfair dismissal

  When the employer does not have good reason to dismiss an employee or/and when the company has failed to follow the disciplinary procedure.
• Constructive dismissal

  When the employee has to leave their job, against their will, due to their unreasonable conduct.
• Wrongful dismissal

  When the company has not followed the dismissal procedure and/or has given the wrong reasons for the dismissal.

• A full-time employee is eligible for various benefits, such as:

  • Statutory sick pay
  • Statutory maternity and paternity leaves
  • Statutory redundancy pay
  • Minimum notice period
  • Flexible work hours
  • Legal protection from unfair dismissal
  • Time off in lieu of work
  • Health insurance

  All these benefits are available only when an employee is 'continuously' employed with the organization.
• A consultant or a contractor is a person who is either self-employed, such as a lawyer, characterized accountant, or a doctor with a private clinic.
• Consultants work from project to project. They either work for their entity or multiple clients. They are not part of a payroll system. Their benefits may be different from those of full-time employees.