Guidance and Procedures on Engaging Employees, Workers and Third-Party Suppliers

Overview

This guidance clarifies the types of contracts that UCL uses for different working arrangements, including how and when they can be used.

Contents include

• Introduction
• Engaging Employees on a Contract of Employment
• Open-ended contracts
• Open-ended contracts with funding/project end dates
• Fixed-term contracts
• Fixed-term PGTA contracts
• Fixed-term apprenticeship contract
• Monitoring Employment Contract End Dates
• Engaging Workers
• As and When workers
• Unitemps
• Agency Staff
• Payment for a one-duty- visiting lecturers 
• Payment for a one-duty- other types of work
• Third-Party Suppliers
•  Summary of differences between Worker (inside IR35) and Third-Party Supplier (outside of IR35)
• Common Scenarios

Who should read this guidance

• All staff involved in staff recruitment or contracts

Guidance

• Guidance and Procedures on Engaging Employees, Workers and Third-Party Suppliers