Employee or Sub Contractor? Murky Waters, Beware!
Workers and employers are benefiting from the burgeoning gig economy in which people work part-time or on a project basis, often for a stable of employers. However, this is creating some uncertainty around whether people are independent contractors or employees, or a hybrid of both. A recent article in accountantsdaily highlighted this issue. Misinterpreting the arrangements can lead to inadvertent breaches of various legislation, as was demonstrated in the Fair…