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Sham contracting – are your independent contractors really employees? And entitled to be paid as such?
Nov 13, 2018
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Section 357(1) of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)Ā states that an employer must not represent that a contract of employment is a contract for services under which the individual performs work as an independent contractor,Ā otherwise the employer is at risk of the employee seeking Court orders for the pay...
Sham contracting - are you a contractor or an employee?
Mar 23, 2018
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There are significant financial and managerial benefits for businesses relying on a workforce which consists of independent contractors (who can be engaged as required depending on the workload), rather than employees (who are engaged on a more permanent basis, irrespective of the workload). Unfortu...