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If I read this correctly then if a software house wants to hire software developers as contractors then they can't do that because building software is their ma
by 8draco8 7y ago
If I read this correctly then if a software house wants to hire software developers as contractors then they can't do that because building software is their main course of business.
However companies like Airbnb (hospitality) and Uber (ride sharing) will be able to hire programmers as contractors because writing software is not main source of income for those firms.
- bencollier49 7y agoI guess that'd be decided in the courts. But Airbnb and Uber have to develop software in order to carry on their business, so I would come down on the other side of the argument.
- robotdongs 7y agoI disagree, the apps facilitate their business but Uber and Airbnb aren't in the software development business, as they don't develop software for sale as their primary means of income.
- bencollier49 7y agoTo paraphrase, they're both software companies who happen to do rentals and cars. There's also nothing in that law which talks about core business. It's to do with work in the normal line of business, in other words - work which is regularly performed by the company, rather than specialist work for which a contractor is required.
- gamblor956 7y agoNo, they're both taxi services that happen to use software. Core business is understood to mean primary revenue generating activity, which is getting paid for facilitating rides. They don't charge any money for the use of the software.
- dnautics 7y agotechnically Uber is a software company according to its incorporation and Rasier is the transportation services company.