Employer responsibilities

Employer responsibilities

As an employer, you are responsible for dealing with matters in connection with the employment of staff, and you will need to ensure that the following matters have been done.

1. Check if they have a legal right to work in the UK

This link advises what documents you need to obtain. Please note that you cannot rely on employment elsewhere. The employees’ right to work in the UK may have expired, or the previous employer may not have adequately carried out the checks.

2. You need to have employers liability insurance

Please see the following link, which gives details of the cover you need and the penalties if you are not properly insured. Our knowledgebase article has further details of the types of insurance you may require.

3. You should send details of the job, including terms and conditions, in writing to your employee

Please see the following link for more information.

4. You should also keep in mind the minimum wage legislation

This link has details on the national minimum wage.

5.  Check if you need to consider auto-enrolment for pensions

If any of your employees are aged between 22 and their state pension age and earning above £192 per week (£833 per month, £10,000 per year), you must automatically enrol them into a workplace pension scheme. For more information please see our article here. You do not need to enrol directors into a pension scheme.



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