What's the maximum % total earnings that can be gained with one company before being classed as an employee?

Question

With reference to being a sole trader / self employed

Answer 1

It simply depends on what you do, and whether you can persuade the tax office that you are genuinely self employed. The IR 38 rules were designed to cut down on the abuse of self-employment as a means of avoiding both employment rights and employers PAYE, which means they are far more stringent in who is allowed to claim self-employment.

Answer 2

If a company were to pay your national insurance stamp and also tax then you are classed as an employer.
If you pay your own contributions then you are classed as self employed and a compnay can use you as and when they want depending on the agreement they have with you with no obligations either way.
Your earning from them will depend on which arrangement you have being self employed you tend to earn more from them however being employed by them wages are usually set to what you agreed at the start.
Min wage in uk at moment if over 21 is £5.35 per hour.
A lot of compnys will tend to use self employed people as it is cheaper for them especially if a small company.I hope that helps

Answer 3

You are legally an employee as soon as they offer and you accept a contract of employment.

Answer 4

i think it's more to do with the contract rather than the amount you're paid.
If the company pays your tax and NI and gives you holidays, sick pay etc then you would be an employee.