I am an employee

You are likely be an EMPLOYEE if many or most of the following apply to you:

 You are expected to attend work regularly
 

 You expect your employer to provide you with regular hours or work to do
 

 You expect to be paid for the work that you do
 

 You are expected to carry out your work yourself (i.e. you would not be allowed to ask a friend or family member to do it for you)
 

 You would not be allowed to refuse to work or refuse to come to work
 

 Your employer is in charge of how, when and where you work
 

 Your employer pays taxes and National Insurance out of your wages
 

 Your employer provides your tools, equipment, facilities, uniform etc.
 

 You have a written contract of employment

Note: It can be difficult to know what kind of worker you are, eg. some workers are given inaccurate contracts which say they are self-employed when they are not.  You should ask for help from a trade union official if you are not sure about your  employment status.