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I think they are in some cases. An employee can forbid you from working for a competitor at the same time, for example. This is usually a good thing - e.g. Appl
by ytpete 6y ago
I think they are in some cases. An employee can forbid you from working for a competitor at the same time, for example. This is usually a good thing - e.g. Apple doesn't want their Siri engineers moonlighting on the Alexa team after hours. I don't think contractors can be subject to the same sweeping restrictions.
I believe for employees paid by the hour, the employer can also dictate the number of hours per week and even the specific schedule.
Employers have much more control over their employees -- that's at the heart of the contractor-employee distinction.
- rileymat2 6y agoWhat I am saying is that all those are up to the employer. So it is disingenuous, when the company talks about additional benefits of being a contractor because those are all self imposed.
- cactus2093 6y agoI am not "the company", just a spectator that is observing what companies are actually doing in practice. Yes, companies could always choose to give employees better perks out of the goodness of their heart. That's not really relevant, what's relevant is what they're actually doing. And if a company like Uber were to pay all the extra overhead to bring on all drivers as full-time employees, it would be crazy for them not to set their hours much more tightly so they would absolutely do that.