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A contractor is a very different thing than an employee. In most circumstances employees and contractors are not interchangeable [1]. Companies that hire Perma
by shrike 17y ago
A contractor is a very different thing than an employee. In most circumstances employees and contractors are not interchangeable [1].
Companies that hire Permatemps [2] can get bit hard. As a regular contractor I work hard to keep that line very clear.
[1] http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=179115,00.html http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=179115,00....
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permatemp#Vizcaino_v._Microsoft http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permatemp#Vizcaino_v._Microsoft
- hga 17y agoAll true, but he'd talking about temp-to-hire (which I've done with success (well, I wasn't the owner, just the direct report of the employee). And the author of the article pretty clearly doesn't want to try to play the Permatemp game.
- shrike 17y agoWhat is temp-to-hire?? I think the "temp" part is an extended probationary period, right? I don't think you could fire someone 45 days into a 60 day probationary period and then expect to not pay unemployment because of some agreement between the employee and employer. Does the concept of temp-to-hire exist as law or policy in any government agency?
- dantheman 17y agoTemp-to-hire is hiring a person for a temporary period say 3 - 6 months as a temp with the expectation that if everything works out they'll get a job offer at the end. If it doesn't then the contract is finished and they leave.