Determine employment status
Please review the four scenarios below and select one. If at any time you are unclear about the process to follow, please contact your HR Team.
Scenarios
You plan to hire someone to join the staff of QMUL on either a permanent or fixed term contact
Employee status: Employee
Next step: Follow QMUL Recruitment process
You are going to source the person from a QMUL approved recruitment agency
Employee status: Falls outside of this process
i.e. you do not have to determine the employment status, as the agency is responsible for this.
Next step: Follow normal QMUL Procurement process for engaging someone via an agency
You would like to engage the services of a QMUL approved consultancy organisation who provide a consultant to deliver a piece of work
Employee status: Falls outside of this process
i.e. you do not have to determine the employment status, as the consultancy organisation is responsible for this.
Next step: Please contact the Procurement Team to discuss requirements
You would like to engage an individual to provide a service to support you in the delivery of a particular project
Employee status: Employee vs self-employed? Will depend on the terms of engagement.
Next step: Please use the questions and decision steps to determine which process to follow
You may need to complete the HMRC ESI related questionnaires, to determine the employment status. This will depend on the process to be followed.
