Self employed Coaching Consultant

Self employed Coaching Consultant

Didn't find your answer?

I have a potential client whom is employed professionally but also has the opportunity of doing consultancy work as a coach for a club. He is also possibly going to do some work for schools and although the schools may be invoiced this work could possibly be free, gratis.

Would the Inland Revenue treat the Consultancy work as Self Employed as he is doing work for more than one person (even though some of  it may be unpaid) or would they ignore this and try to claim he is employed in the coaching capacity?

Replies (2)

Please login or register to join the discussion.

avatar
By Eve 2206
29th Apr 2011 00:41

Employed

Hi

This is always a tricky subject.  A consultant is generally someone who will come along and tell their client what they should be doing, rather than being told by the client what to do.  It should not be a full-time commitment or if it is then only for a short period.  The consultant should also be free to work for other clients.  The consultant may (possibly) send in a substitute to oversee the work.  The consultant will take all the risks associated with the work, ie rubbish job - no payment, or puts right at his own expense.  Etc.

Anyone meeting the above criteria are usually self-employed as far as I'm aware.  As opposed to a contractor who is on a short-term contract doing a job to the client's specification/under instruction - that's employment.

Eve

Thanks (0)
Euan's picture
By Euan MacLennan
01st May 2011 11:46

Yes, but ...

It is for the "employer" - the club and the schools - to determine the employment status of the coach who is working for them and their risk (to pay Class 1 NIC and possibly, tax due under PAYE) if they treat someone who is really an employee as self-employed.

I think it is likely that he would be treated as a self-employed coach, at least by the schools.  The club sounds a bit more long-term and might be a second employment.  I am assuming that it is not the club by which he is "employed professionally" - if it is, then any additional work done for the club would be employment.

Thanks (0)