Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Lecture 5 2021/22
Recap of Lecture 5
• Ethics
• Codes of Conduct for accountants
• Compliance based or Ethics based
Employment law
• Does an employer/employee relationship exist – is there a
“contract of service” (employed or self-employed)
• Why is the distinction important
Employment law
• Does an employer/employee relationship exist – is there a
“contract of service” (employed or self-employed)
– Personal service
Employment law
• Does an employer/employee relationship exist – is there a
“contract of service” (employed or self-employed)
– Personal service
– Control
Employment law
• Does an employer/employee relationship exist – is there a
“contract of service” (employed or self-employed)
– Personal service
– Control
– Mutuality of obligations
Employment law
• Do the three factors exist? Key factors include:
– Personal performance
– Freedom to delegate
– Holiday pay and sick pay
– Provision of equipment
– Using support staff
Employment law
• Do the three factors exist? Key factors include:
– Personal performance
– Freedom to delegate
– Holiday pay and sick pay
– Provision of equipment
– Using support staff
– Paid gross or net
– Financial responsibility
– Working for one company
– Length of service
Employment law
• Does an employer/employee relationship exist – is there a
“contract of service” (employed or self-employed)
– Personal service
– Control
– Mutuality of obligations