[Boeing Guy]

Not forgetting that you are classed as Self Employed by this company, eh this is illegal as you are not allowed to contract for one company under the UK working laws...
You need to look at IR35 in the HMRC web site and call them,
Here is a small section to help:
Employment status
Employed or self-employed?

A worker's employment status, that is whether they are employed or self-employed, is not a matter of choice. Whether someone is employed or self-employed depends upon the terms and conditions of the relevant engagement. The tax and National Insurance contributions (NICs) rules do, however, contain some special rules that apply to certain categories of worker in certain circumstances. See section on special cases.

If you work for someone else, it is important to know whether you are working for that person in an employed capacity or in a self-employed capacity as an independent contractor. If you are an engager, it is your responsibility to correctly determine the employment status of your workers.

A worker's employment status will determine the charge to tax on income from that employment or self-employment. It will also determine the class of NICs, which are to be paid.

* Employed or self-employed
* Casual, or part time working. More than one job?
* Special cases
* Tax & NIC charges
* Employer's obligations
* Worker's obligations
* Agency obligations
* Our obligations
* Employment rights/benefits entitlement

General links

* Employment Status Indicator (ESI) tool.
* ES/FS1 - Employed or self-employed for tax and National Insurance contributions.
* ES/FS2 - Are your workers employed or self-employed for tax and National Insurance contributions (PDF 46K)
* Advice for contractors in the construction industry (PDF 47K).
* CIS 349- advice for registered contractors about employment status (PDF 62K)
* Employment Status Manual.
* Disagree with our opinion.
* Contact us.
* Managed service companies.
* Workers who supply their services through intermediaries - IR35

Employed or self-employed?

In order to answer this question it is necessary to determine whether the person works under a contract of service (employees) or under a contract for services (self-employed, independent contractor). For tax and NICs purposes, there is no statutory definition of a contract of service or of a contract for services. What the parties call their relationship, or what they consider it to be, is not conclusive. It is the reality of the relationship that matters.

In order to determine the nature of a contract, it is necessary to apply common law principles. The courts have, over the years, laid down some factors and tests that are relevant, which is included in the overview below.

As a general guide as to whether a worker is an employee or self-employed; if the answer is 'Yes' to all of the following questions, then the worker is probably an employee:

* Do they have to do the work themselves?
* Can someone tell them at any time what to do, where to carry out the work or when and how to do it?
* Can they work a set amount of hours?
* Can someone move them from task to task?
* Are they paid by the hour, week, or month?
* Can they get overtime pay or bonus payment?

If the answer is 'Yes' to all of the following questions, it will usually mean that the worker is self-employed:

* Can they hire someone to do the work or engage helpers at their own expense?
* Do they risk their own money?
* Do they provide the main items of equipment they need to do their job, not just the small tools that many employees provide for themselves?
* Do they agree to do a job for a fixed price regardless of how long the job may take?
* Can they decide what work to do, how and when to do the work and where to provide the services?
* Do they regularly work for a number of different people?
* Do they have to correct unsatisfactory work in their own time and at their own expense?


If Safestyle are such a good company then why do the insist you are self employed, with none of the benefits of employment?
This is off their application page:
An agreement between yourself and Safestyle UK is on the basis that you are in business on your own account as a Self-employed Sales Agent and does not create a contract of employment.

Please understand that as you are self-employed, you will be responsible for all Personal Income Tax, National Insurance Contributions and Value Added Tax Liabilities.

Looks like you better register for self employment with the tax man and start paying self employed NI as well....