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independent contractors

By Stringer LLP | 3 Minutes Read April 12, 2017

Using independent contractor not a “get out of jail free” card

Learn the Latest at the Ontario Employment Law ConferenceA business' obligations to its workers will depend on whether the workers are employees or independent contractors. However, a recent decision reminds us that, even where a worker is a true independent contractor, this distinction may not preclude a business being liable to third parties, such as customers, when the worker does something wrong.

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By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 2 Minutes Read May 9, 2013

Most-viewed articles this week on HRinfodesk

The three most viewed articles on HRinfodesk this week deal with the difficulty of characterizing the employment relationship as that of independent contractor, the taxability of employer-paid membership fees and the high price of age discrimination.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights, Payroll, Union Relations / age discrimination, Canada Revenue Agency, control over the workers’ work, duty to accommodate, employee v. self employed, employer-paid membership fees, employment law, end of careers, federal court of appeal, income tax, independent contractors, labour relations, management of employees, membership fee, retire at the age of 65, senior employees, succession plans, Taxable benefits, taxable income

By Occasional Contributors | 3 Minutes Read February 28, 2013

United States HR Law: ‘misclassifying’ employees as independent contractors

Hiring an employee is an expensive proposition. Employees must be trained, they must be paid regardless of their productivity while they are employed, they have many rights under the law including workers’ compensation coverage, and terminating a difficult employee can be a costly nightmare. In an age of constantly increasing regulation, many businesses are turning to independent contractors to complete work for them because they usually need minimal training and can be acquired or dismissed as the situation warrants.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Employment Standards, Payroll / employee classifications, employee v. self employed, employer controls a worker’s behavior, employment law, financial aspect of the employment relationship, high degree of control, Hiring an employee, HR Law, independent contractors, Internal Revenue Service, Misclassifying employees, Self-employed, worker classification, workers’ compensation coverage

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