Happy New Year to all,
Just wondering if anyone has had experience hiring other self employed bookkeepers to work for your bookkeeping practice.
I run a growing practice and require bookkeepers to work onsite at various clients. I have read the HMRC rules but it isn't entirely clear. Some answers to their questions seem to fit employed and some self employed. If for instance they work 3 days a week for me and 1 day a week for someone else on a self employed basis should I be employing them due to the hours they are working for us? I know based on HMRC's website depends on how many times you answer yes to questions however as I said not clear I answer some yes and some no so just wondering how others hiring bookkeepers handle this.
Zero hour contracts is an option. Does anyone have any thoughts on those.
Thanks and hope you all have had a lovely Christmas and New Year!
Mel
You will have to use this tool on each individual case but if you keep a record of the results you can use this if your decision is ever queried by HMRC.
I used to work for another bookkeeping practice (in between a couple of pregnancies), whilst also employed as a bookkeeper elsewhere. The bookkeeping practice took me on as employed with a zero hour contract, and then I worked for them as and when needed. I did two regular jobs for them, which is why they insisted on employment, and then did the odd cover job (when they or other employees were on hols etc) and it worked well. It worked well at the time for me to be employed, and you may find other bookkeepers you take on prefer the security of employment, especially in this current economical climate.
