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Well obviously it depends on the country. I know that here (in Israel), the are laws around this that say that anyone working in what is effectively FTE in a co
by edanm 8y ago
Well obviously it depends on the country. I know that here (in Israel), the are laws around this that say that anyone working in what is effectively FTE in a company, even if they are contractors, had to be treated in various ways like a fte of the company. Eg in vacation days.
I'm not sure about any subtleties here- when exactly this kicks in, etc. But there are some real protections.
- klodolph 8y agoTo be clear, these people are FTE in a company, it's "just" a different company. There are various laws here in the US about whether someone is an employee and a contractor and the courts generally seem interested in enforcing them such as they are. The test here comes down to how much control the company has. If the company controls schedules, pays ordinary wages, provides equipment and training, etc. then it's an employee. If the person can set their own schedule, gets paid for work completed, buys their own equipment, and is free to work for other companies then it's likely a contractor. I know that Google has an office in Tel Aviv so it should be easy enough to check if they have the same kind of staffing they do elsewhere. The company I work at mostly uses contractors and vendors for things like janitorial service, catering, etc. At least, as far as I can tell, I'm more of a code monkey.