I came across this cool table which neatly summarises the basic employment rights for different classes of workers found in many organisations.
Employment status | ||||
Employment right associated with each status | Employee | Employee shareholder | Worker | Self- employed |
(incl. full/ part time & fixed term contracts) | (incl. full/ part time & fixed term contracts) | (incl. agency workers, contractors, freelancers) | (incl. freelancers, consultants, contractors) | |
National Minimum Wage | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Protection from unlawful deductions from wages | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Paid annual leave | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Maternity, Paternity, Adoption leave and pay | Yes | Yes | ||
Part-time status (no less favourable treatment) | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Fixed-term status (no less favourable treatment) | Yes | Yes | ||
Rest breaks | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Right to request flexible working | Yes | |||
Right to request time to train (companies over 250 employees) | Yes | |||
Protection from discrimination | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Minimum notice periods | Yes | Yes | ||
Collective redundancy consultation | Yes | Yes | ||
Statutory redundancy pay | Yes | |||
Protection from unfair dismissal (gained after 2 years in continuous employment) | Yes | |||
Protection from unfair dismissal (automatically unfair) | Yes | Yes | ||
TUPE | Yes | Yes |