ESM0500 – Basic guide to determining status: overview – table of contents
This part of the manual is aimed at employer compliance staff
and others who require a basic knowledge of how to determine the
status of a worker. Employer Compliance Officers should also note
the guidance on status in the Employer Compliance Handbook at
ECH11000. More detailed, technical guidance aimed at Status
Inspectors, Technical Support Managers and others within the Status
and Construction Industry Team in an Employer Compliance Unit can
be found at
ESM1000 onwards.
The guidance included in this part is listed in the following
table of contents.
| ESM0501 | Importance of fact finding |
| ESM0502 | Fact finding techniques |
| ESM0503 | Engager’s business |
| ESM0504 | Nature of the job |
| ESM0505 | Engagement of the worker |
| ESM0506 | Contracts |
| ESM0507 | ‘In business on own account’ test |
| ESM0508 | Relevant factors |
| ESM0509 | Control |
| ESM0510 | Personal service |
| ESM0511 | Provision of equipment |
| ESM0512 | Financial risk |
| ESM0513 | Basis of payment |
| ESM0514 | Mutuality of obligation |
| ESM0515 | Holiday pay, maternity pay, sick pay and pension rights |
| ESM0516 | Part and parcel of the organisation |
| ESM0517 | Right to terminate a contract |
| ESM0518 | Opportunity to profit from sound management |
| ESM0519 | Length of engagement |
| ESM0520 | Personal factors |
| ESM0521 | Intention of the parties |
| ESM0522 | Picture painting |
| ESM0523 | What to do in disputed cases |
| ESM0524 | Where to obtain advice |
| ESM0525 | Fact finding notes |
