1. Overview
If you are a self-employed worker, these pages will help you:
- understand when health and safety law applies to you
- decide if your work poses a risk to others
- comply with the law if applies to you
Who a self-employed worker is under the law
For health and safety law purposes, 'self-employed' means:
- you do not work under a contract of employment
- you work only for yourself
If you are self-employed but employ others the law will apply to you. You may be self-employed for tax purposes, but this may not be the case for health and safety.
It is a complex area and it may help you to read the advice from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in their employment status guidance about working for yourself (on GOV.UK).