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• Mon 31 Oct 2011 08:18 PM

Hi

I have a complicated one here... (well i think it is!)

I am becoming more busy than just little old me can manage - therefore i wish to outsource, however I feel a strong 'trust issue'.

I have a friend who is interested in accounts and freelancing but not qualified... where do i stand in paying for her courses, exams, pratice liecense, membership & insurance etc and puttting through MY business as expenses???

Also after she is quailifed does anyone have any help on the pros and cons of A) outsourcing to her (contract in place of course!) B) Employing her on a adhoc basis through PAYE....???

Something I just want to be clear on is she will NOT be working on a outsourcing basis OR on a employment basis until she is quailifed....

But on that note if I emply her on a PAYE adhoc basis can she work under my supervision???

PLEASE, PLEASE help as I think the more I write on here the more i am confusing MYSELF!

Your thoughts, comments and ideas based on this would be much appreciated..... 

Kirstey 

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• # 75895
• Mon 31 Oct 2011 11:17 PM

Kirsty

You can employ anyone you like whether you engage their services on a self employed basis if they just carry out ad hoc work or you employ them via PAYE.

What you must remember when they work on your clients you are responsbile for their work and you should inform you PI insurance of employees etc.

I work for an accounting practice where we employ trainee's the trick is only to give them specific tasks to start with and to check their work thoroughly. When you gain more confidence in ther work and they are better trainined and qualified you can check their work less and rather than gice them specific tasks they can be given clients to work on.

The biggest pro to outsourcing work is you will only pay for the work you pass on so you know your margin in adavance the biggest con to employing them is making sure you always have the work to keep them busy and cover their wages.

You would only be able to claim her training costs is she was an employee of your business in my opinion as it would be difficult to justify why you paying for training otherwise. I would be interested to see what other opinions people may have on this subject.

The best way for a trainee to learn is to supplement their studies with real life experience.

I hope this helps

Kind regards
Stuart

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• # 75991
• Wed 02 Nov 2011 04:22 PM

I have also employed people in this way. We use zero hours (casual) contracts to get over the issue of not always having the same amount of work for them each week.
 

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