Sole trader first employee question

[lightingman5858]

Hey everyone,

I've been trying to do my own research before posting here and wasting everyone time but I have a few remaining question...

I'm a sole trader and want to hire this tech savvy youngster (22) to manage my online/tech stuff.
Its not a lot of hours and I will be paying them £110 a week and they can work from home.

I have already checked if I need to register as an employer on the gov.uk "Register as an employer" and it tells me I don't, which is good news and I also don' have to worry about pensions but do I need to get any insurance or anything else I'm probably forgetting?

Ill pay cash and record how many hours and pay.

Additional question: apparently she will be trying to get a mortgage with her boyfriend sometime this year, will I be able to provide adequate pay slips to help up their borrowing power or will this only cause problems for us both?

Thanks for your help.

Sean

 

[ethical PR]

Yes just provide her with a payslip for hours worked.

ACAS and the UK.gov site has lots of information about being an employer http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1366

 

[Newchodge]

Does she have any other earned income, or is this her only job or welfare benefits since April 2016?

 

[lightingman5858]

Thanks I will check out those sites.

No other earnings or income, she has been at university for the last 3 years.

 

[Newchodge]

It is now March. Presumably she left university last July. If she has been claiming any benefits since she left university, or has a part time job while at university, you will have to register as an employer and run a payroll.

 

[lightingman5858]

She did indeed leave last May but then she went traveling and has been living with her boyfriend since then. To my knowledge she has claimed no benefits or earned a single penny. Letting her brain recover from university and I cant blame her for that.

Sounds like I can keep this simple and see about registering when and if I take her on full time.

Thanks for your help.

 

[GaryParsonsUK]

Hi @lightingman5858, sounds exciting that you're hiring - Congrats!

As others have indicated, please be careful that she may get a second job elsewhere without your knowledge and you may be liable.

Don't be worried about payroll, it's relatively straight forward if you get the right help and you've got plenty of time until you need to worry about pensions/etc. There's of course a massive benefit to bringing someone in as an employee but as long as you get the right advice, including so many free helplines like acas of local enterprise partnerships, etc. you'll be fine.

Good luck