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> Did you know that car mechanics have to buy their own tools? Can you imagine developing software and having to bring your own computer and devices? IANAL at
by ornornor 4y ago
> Did you know that car mechanics have to buy their own tools? Can you imagine developing software and having to bring your own computer and devices?
IANAL at all, but from my own research a few years back, part of the contractor test in North America and other countries is “who is providing and paying for the tools”. And when the answer is “not me”, it’s a strong indicator you’re an employee. Ergo if you’re an employee, the employer must pay for the tools to do the job (as in legally must)
- sokoloff 4y agoThe “who provides the tools?” is just one test among several, which is not enough to conclude the employer legally must provide tools to employees under all circumstances.
- ticviking 4y agoAbsent a union it’s really hard to enforce those rules
- ornornor 4y agoTrue. But it seems like the wind is turning a little in the US about unions.
- wingspar 4y agoMy understanding of the mechanics with their own tools was for the practical matter of stopping theft/damage. You’re much more likely to keep your tools in working order and not let them walk away if they’re your tools. Equipment the shop supplies is less likely to walk away. Like a 100gal air compressor or car lift.
- JamesianP 4y agoThe contractor tests differ between fields though. The laws were written specifically to go after the big software consulting industry that appears a few decades ago to force them to become employees. They grandfathered in other job roles that were historically operating over the line one way or another.