{"id":15005,"date":"2023-07-25T04:05:41","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T04:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theukrules.co.uk\/?page_id=15005"},"modified":"2023-08-17T12:59:56","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T12:59:56","slug":"director-and-office-holder","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.theukrules.co.uk\/rules\/employment\/employing\/contracts\/employment-status\/director-and-office-holder\/","title":{"rendered":"Director Employment Status and Rights for Office Holder"},"content":{"rendered":"

DIRECTOR<\/strong>: Having director status means you would be running a limited company<\/a>. You would do so on behalf of the company shareholders.<\/p>\n

Company directors have several different rights and responsibilities than people in employee status<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Directors get classed as office holders for National Insurance contributions and tax purposes.<\/p>\n

In some isolated cases, a director may have an employment contract. It would only apply if an individual does other work that is ‘unrelated’ to being a director.<\/p>\n

Note<\/strong>: Thus, having a contract of employment<\/a> would grant a director employment rights and responsibilities.<\/p>\n

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Office Holder Employment Status<\/h5>\n

An office holder is a person appointed to a certain position by an organisation or a company. Having office holder employment status means you would not have a contract or receive regular payments.<\/p>\n

This particular position of employment can include:<\/p>\n