By having a contract in place that reflects the true working relationship between you and your subcontractors so they can never be misinterpreted as employees.

Sounds simple. And it is. When you know how to do it.

If you’d like to understand the ins and outs of it all, it’s covered in our book (get your free copy here).

But if you want the short version, it’s all about creating a contract that outlines exactly how you work with your contractors
and the reasons why. If HMRC ever questions how you work with subcontractors, you can prove there is a legitimate
business reason for working that way.

You can do it yourself (our book shows you how), but it isn’t a quick job. So, if you’d rather spend your time managing your
business, let us take care of it. We make it simple.

This part might feel a bit like the Spanish Inquisition, but it won’t feel half as uncomfortable as it would if HMRC were asking the questions.

It’s important we understand exactly how you work with your subcontractors so we can cover you from every angle. Don’t panic. You aren’t
expected to justify why you work that way – that’s our job. All you need to do is be completely honest with us.

Provided we can find legitimate business reasons why you work with subcontractors the way you do, we’ll offer you our insurance-backed HardHats employment status guarantee.

This is where we’ll need a commitment from you, but don’t worry, we’re not talking marriage or blood sacrifice. You’ll pay a one-off contract fee per subcontractor, and then we’ll go away and do the hard work of putting together your contract.

This is where we show you exactly how you are covered, so if HMRC does ever come knocking, you’ll feel completely confident that you’re compliant.

Then you set up a DD for a small monthly fee and get all your subbies to sign a copy of our contract. That’s the most important part: you must get every single subcontractor to sign.

That’s it. You now have peace of mind that you are completely compliant when it comes to working with your subbies.

Of course, you still have to pay them (and probably treat them to the occasional pint), but when it comes to their employment status, you’re covered. And, if you take on any additional subcontractors within the twelve months, we’ll cover them too at no extra cost (as long as they sign one of our contracts).

This is where we show you exactly how you are covered, so if HMRC does ever come knocking, you’ll feel completely confident that you’re compliant.

Then you set up a DD for a small monthly fee and get all your subbies to sign a copy of our contract. That’s the most important part: you must get every single subcontractor to sign.