4 Concepts of Independent Contracting

What is the difference between independent contracting and employees? To find out the answer about their differences you should look at the type of their relationships. You must ask some important questions and here are only a few that I am going to mention.

6. Is there an ongoing relationship with the worker? if you answer yes it is considered that you are or will be an employee. An independent contractor will most likely not have an ongoing relationship with you. Yes you might keep hiring them for their particular area of expertise but they are not an employee. Whereas an employee will be committed to you day in and day out so long as they continue to be employed by you.

7. Does the business set the work hours or a schedule? Again if the answer is yes than you area an employee. Usually an independent contractor will set their own schedule or time when they will report to the job site. They fit you into their schedule, not you fit your self into theirs.

8. Does the worker work there full time? Again if the answer is yes you are an employee not an independent contractor. an independent contractor will work until the job that they were hired to do is completed and then move on to another. An employee will go to work day in and day out.

13. Does the business have the right to fire the worker at will? If the answer is yes than you are an employee. The independent contractor works for the particular job. If the employee does something that the employer does not agree with than you are fired. The independent contractor has an agreement with you. If you don't like their work well then I guess you can let them go but its not the same. You don't owe them anything.