Contrast with employee and worker.

An individual working under a contract for services. Consultants will not be entitled to the statutory rights available only to employees working under a contract of employment, or workers, and are responsible for paying their own tax and national insurance contributions.

For further information on consultants, see Practice note, Consultants, and for a standard contract for services between an independent contractor and the client company for the provision of consultancy services, see Standard document, Consultancy agreement.