This is likely just a policy from your hr department on employees (or contractors). You could work around it by starting your own company, have your employer c

This is likely just a policy from your hr department on employees (or contractors). You could work around it by starting your own company, have your employer contract with your new company for a given period or piece of work, and pay yourself from there. It moves some of the regulatory work from them to you, but allows you to charge market rates.