Register as an employer

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Who needs to register

As a business you must tell us you are an employer if you hire:

• employees
• labour only sub-contractors
• Jersey resident directors

This includes non-resident employers employing people locally.

If you're setting up a new business you must apply for a business licence first. You can tell us if you are going to be an employer as part of the business licence application.

Start up a business: step by step guide.

​​Employing someone to work in your home

You will be an employer of a nanny, housekeeper, gardener or anyone else that works in your home if:

• you hire them and
• they are not self-employed or paid through an agency​

​​​​​​Tell us you are an employer​

If you already have a business licence or you are employing someone to work in your home you must tell us within 7 days of your employee(s) starting. You will need your Tax Identification Number (TIN) and if it is a business, your business licence number.​

Register as an employer

Employing staff and your responsibilities

​When you employ staff you must:

• ​deduct tax, Social Security contributions and long-term care contributions (LTC) from your employees' wages
• pay the deductions to us​
  
• complete a combin​ed e​mployer return every month
  
• ​keep full and accurate wage records
  

Once you're registered as an employer we'll send you​:

Find out more on employi​ng staff and your responsibilities.​​

Back to Work works closely with employers to make sure locally qualified jobseekers are considered for vacant roles. They act in the same capacity as a recruitment agency.

If you're an employer and would like free support to recruit staff you can email backtowork@gov.je​ or call +44 (0) 1534 447411.

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