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Employee vs. self-employed

By Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation | 3 Minutes Read September 5, 2014

Employee v. contractor

The distinction between employees and contractors is an issue that will not go away. As I have written about in the past, there seems to be a trend toward giving workers the option of being treated as an employee or a contractor, though the reality is that this impacts nothing other than how they are paid.

Article by Rudner Law, Employment / HR Law & Mediation / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / Canada Pension Plan contributions, Canada Revenue Agency, common law, contractual arrangement in place, Employee v. contractor, Employee vs. self-employed, employment insurance premiums, employment relationship, Employment Standards legislation, independent contractor, paying taxes, potential liability with respect to unpaid taxes, Self-employed, Tax courts, the relationship was truly one of employer-employee, wrongful dismissal claim

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 2 Minutes Read July 18, 2013

Most-viewed articles this week on HRinfodesk

The three most viewed articles on HRinfodesk this week deal with a company that was the author of its own misfortune when insisting on treating an employee as independent contractor; claims of working notice and constructive dismissal; and the reform of the temporary foreign worker program.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Immigration, Payroll / canadian employment law, constructive dismissal, Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, Employee vs. self-employed, employment contract, employment law, foreign worker, Income Tax Act, independent contractor, Notice and constructive dismissal, Temporary Foreign Worker Program, termination, terminations, working notice

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