Commission-only sales work; rules and practice.

In message , " snipped-for-privacy@btinternet.com" writes

'Commission Only' as such isnt really an HMR&C topic, or even much of a legal one and I am not sure what you are looking for. Do you really mean that he is 'self employed'?

I think he does, jb.

I was going to tell him that comission only employment was now illegal and then I guessed that the contract was likely to be SE.

I am concerned at what the son may be selling though.

Some of these comission only jobs are at the margin of what people buy. I hope that the son is sure of the market he is entering.

tim

"I am concerned at what the son may be selling though. Some of these comission only jobs are at the margin of what people buy. I hope that the son is sure of the market he is entering."

Thanks for the responses.

Not wishing to be specific he is selling a common type of home refurbishment package, and yes it would be on a self employed basis. I really don't know what his chances of success are but at least he is learning something new and if he turns out to be no good at it he will by out fast!

The sort of information I am looking for would include the IR rules on self employment as applied to this type of work and how in practice these are complied with. AIUI doing work for one company can be construed as concealed employment and this leads me to suspect that there may be a special set of rules for commission-only sales people. Other examples would be accounting practices, and information, hints, tips etc from people who have experience of this type of work.

John

If you want a sensible answer you will have to be a bit specific. It must be one particular industry or firm, so name it and people can tell you how the industry works.