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A big part of the problem with how the similar rule is implemented in the UK is that determining status falls to the company hiring the contractor. The employe
by nerdawson 3y ago
A big part of the problem with how the similar rule is implemented in the UK is that determining status falls to the company hiring the contractor.
The employer is legally liable for lost tax revenue if they fail to determine status correctly.
The result: most employers decided that contractors were inside (treated like an employee for tax purposes with none of the benefits of employment) rather than risk getting it wrong.