Some employment rights apply only to people with the legal status of employee.
When to use this pattern
Only use this content pattern when you need to talk about 'employee' as a legal status. Use it wherever it is most relevant on a page. This could be at the start, but it might not be.
If content is about good practice, not legal obligation, do not use the pattern.
You can adapt the pattern to meet the needs of the content. For example, you can remove the second paragraph and bulleted list if that works better.
The pattern
[intro specific to context] with the legal status of employee [can/ has the right to/ other wording specific to context].
[You/ Someone] [are/ is] not likely to be an employee if [you're/ they're]:
- an agency worker
- a casual worker
- on a zero-hours contract
Example
By law, anyone with the legal status of employee can take time off to help a dependant with an emergency. The law is the Employment Rights Act 1996.
Someone is not likely to be an employee if they're:
- an agency worker
- a casual worker
- on a zero-hours contract
Things to remember
Only use 'employee':
- when it is part of this pattern
- in the same section of a page, directly after this pattern
Otherwise, use 'worker'.