Employee or Contractor? Important Considerations
It is very important to correctly classify workers as either an employee or contractor
If it is determined that one of your contractors are operating for all intents and purposes like an employee, you could be liable under the Fair Work Act (2009). Note that just because you define a relationship as a contractor through an agreement, that doesn’t make it so. The work practices occurring in the relationship need to be considered and go to establishing the totality of the relationship.
In this member-only article, we cover:
- How to correctly classify the relationship
- What is an employee?
- What is a contractor?
- Key indicators to determine the nature of the relationship
- The risks of getting it wrong
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