3. Employee
• A person who is hired to provide services to a company on a
regular basis in exchange for compensation and who does not
provide these services as part of an independent business
• Employed by a business or other organisation
• Fixed or Flexi working hours, employee rights, benefits, notice
periods, security dependant on business performance, own
performance and working relationships with others
5. Self-Employed
• An individual who operates a business or profession as a sole
proprietor, partner in a partnership, independent contractor,
or consultant
• Includes freelance
• Fully flexible working hours determined by customer needs
and expectations, self determined working pattern, security is
more dependant on own performance rather then that of
others
7. Employment Rights
• Holiday Leave
• Sick Pay
• Maternity Pay
• Paternity Rights
• Minimum Wage
• Working Time Limits
8. Employment Rights
• Holiday Leave
5.6 weeks' paid holiday per leave year ie. 28 days for a worker working a five-day week
• Sick Pay
SSP fixed weekly rate of £85.85 or Contractual
• Maternity Pay
SMP if you've worked for the same employer for 26 weeks continuously into the 15th week
before your baby is due. Your average earnings in the eight weeks up to the 14th week before
your baby is due.
For the first six weeks at 90 per cent of your average gross weekly earnings with no upper
limit for the remaining 33 weeks at the lower of either the standard rate of £135.45, or 90 per
cent of your average gross weekly earnings.
• Paternity Rights
You must have been with your employer for at least 26 weeks
Pay is paid for one or two consecutive weeks at £135.45 or 90 per cent of your average
weekly earnings if this is less
• Minimum Wage
21+ £6.19, 18-20 £4.98, 16-17 £3.68, Apprentice £2.65 (Under 19)
• Working Time Limits
18+ 48HPW, 18- 40HPW (16-18 8HPD, 12 Hours Rest, 4.5Hrs+ 30min Break) (18+ 6Hrs+ 20 min
break)
12. Taxation Differences
• Employed
PAYE & National Insurance Paid by Employer
• Worker
Basic Tax Rate sometimes paid by Agency or Contractor (unsure
how many hours work)
• Self Employed
Pay Own National Insurance Contributions and Income Tax
(Calculated from Annual Tax Return)
14. Main Implications
• Employee Status
Fixed/Flexi Working Hours, Employee Rights, Benefits, Notice
Periods, Security Dependant on Business
• Worker Status
Some Flexibility in Working Hours, Job Security Constrained by
Contract Periods, Working Patterns similar to Self Employed
• Self-Employed Status
Fully Flexible Working Hours, Determined by Customer Needs
and Expectations, Self Determined Working Patterns, Security
Dependent on Own Performance
15. Task
1. Outline the following for the job role that you are given:
• Type of Employment Status
• Sector
• Legal Employment Status
• Tax Status
• Job Security
• Flexibility
• Working Pattern
1. Present back to the class
16. Job Roles
1. Runner – Agency Josh B
2. Director - Lime Pictures Olivia
3. Producer – ITV Warren
4. Editor – Sumners Dean
5. Scriptwriter - Channel 4 Andy
6. Photographer – Freelance Josh G
7. Website Designer – BBC Mariese
8. Journalist – MEN Josh S
9. Cameraman – Bakermedia Joe
18. Assignment
Create a ‘Guide to Working in
the Creative Media Sector’ in
which you:
Research portfolio
•Describe the main types of •Annotated and/or highlighted
employment status within the copies of web pages, journals,
Creative Media sector books, notes, mind-maps etc.
•Describe the key legal and
taxation differences between
main types of employment
status The Guide
•Explain the main implications •This product may be in the
of each employment status, in form of a video, podcast,
relation to job security, booklet or word document.
flexibility and working patterns
