[Rosie Randell]

Hi, I'm new to this but haven't seen my question appear before. I am currently an unregistered sole trader for my domestic cleaning business. I have around 15 clients and I can't manage them all on my own, so I want to take on someone to help me. I wondered if there was an "easy" option, as I can't afford to pay holidays or have a payroll system yet! Can they be self employed? Do they need their own insurance if so? Or can I stay unregistered and just pay them  cash on a weekly basis? Or is there another option?

Many thanks, Rosie

[AuRavelling79]

I would re-ask this in Carpet Cleaning or Window Cleaning - I know it is really neither but that is where the question would get answered best.

[Scott Blaney]

You are unregistered ?

[Drewheald]

In 2015 the chance of getting away with working on the side are incredibly unlikely. They get a slap on the wrist, you get a HUGE FINE,  If you are serious about been in business, act like it and do things right for your own good, you WILL get caught.

You can hire them on a self employed basis, which in Domestic cleaning is very common, tell them they have 90 days to give you a UTR number, this way you are covered if you end up been inspected., reported, grassed on etc etc.

If you need a template for hiring them, just let me know I think I have one somewhere.