Information for individual employers

This video from Ruils will help you think about what you might need from a PA and what they need from you.

In Control has designed this workbook to help you think about how you want your life to be and how to get the support to make that happen.

This website from Sheffield Hallam University and the University of York, will help you recruit and train a PA to support you at work.

This SCIE briefing has information for LGBTQI+ disabled people who employ their own PAs or support workers.

Individual employers talk about their experiences of employing PAs and share their advice to others.

This section of finding and keeping workers has practical advice to help you attract new PAs, including attracting young workers and using social media.

This workbook from In Control will help you think about how you want your life to be and where you can get the support to make this happen.

PA registers and support organisations can help you find and recruit PAs and support you to manage direct payments.

This toolkit has lots of practical guidance, templates and tips to help you recruit PAs with the right values, including example interview questions and job adverts.

This guidance explains the checks you need to do to ensure your PA has the legal right to work in the UK.

Before your PA starts you should carry out a DBS check; these resources explain more.

The NHS provides more information about personal health budgets and what you can use them for.

It's important you understand the employment status of your PA to determine their rights and your responsibilities as an employer. It's also important to ensure your PA pays the right tax and NIC. This guide will help you understand more about employment status.

These resources explain how to set up a pension scheme for your personal assistants, including guidance about automatic enrolment.

These resources will help you ensure you get the right insurance as an individual employer.

These resources will help you think about what health and safety measures you need to put in place in and around the home.

These resources explain more about paying your PA, including the current national minimum and living wage and paying statutory sick pay.

These resources will help you ensure your PA pays the right amount of tax.

These resources will help you provide a thorough induction for your new PA.

If you have autism and employ a PA, this guide can help you be a great individual employer.

This guidance explains what records you need to keep and how you can store personal data safely.

This leaflet from Disability Sheffield explains more about restraint so you can start having conversations with your PAs about it.

You can apply for funding to pay for training and qualifications, including apprenticeships.

This guide will help you understand more about the learning and development your PAs could do.

This guide will help you think about the different ways you could develop your PA's skills, including on the job training, elearning and qualifications.

This guidance from HMRC explains how to solve a workplace dispute.

This guidance from ACAS explains how early conciliation can help you resolve disputes at work, avoiding the need for an Employment Tribunal claim.

This explains what records you should keep from any disciplinary and grievance processes.

This template can be used to outline the basic terms of employment.

This guide explores how social care organisations can support individual employers in the local community.