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Executive chef loses attempt to unilaterally change status from independent contractor to employee

February 10, 2014 Alison J. Bird Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, Penalties and Fines, Recruiting and Hiring, Source Deductions and Reporting, Wages and Compensation

Many of the cases I have reviewed in recent years on the question of whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee have inevitably determined that the worker is an employee. While there are some notable exceptions to this trend, I find myself surprised whenever I read a decision that concludes that the worker is in fact an independent contractor. Therrien v Minister of National Revenue, 2013 TCC 116 is one such case.

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Not an employee? Not an independent contractor? How the courts define the hybrid

June 11, 2012 Matt Lalande, Lalande & Company Lawyers Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Human Resources

Increasingly, Canadian courts have recognized an in-between class of agents that are not technically employees or not technically independent contractors. Over the past few years, our courts have come up with a hybrid category of agents called “dependent contractors.” These are independent individuals who work so closely with employers, and whose relationship status with their “employer” is so sufficiently long-lasting, as to allow them entitlement for reasonable notice.

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