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Nice article, at least as a heads up for people. But, there are two areas that he did not go into. One was possibility of building a business around relations
by michaelfeathers 14y ago
Nice article, at least as a heads up for people. But, there are two areas that he did not go into. One was possibility of building a business around relationships with contractors rather than employees. I can imagine there being laws that would make that hard also. The other is that maternity/paternity leave is big consideration also. While I think they are great in many contexts, I've heard from business owners in Northern Europe that they can be particularly painful for small businesses.
- justincormack 14y agoI dont know of any laws making working with contractors hard, so long as you are not apparently using them to avoid tax. Maternity and paternity are not usually a problem, obviously if your company is small anything can be a problem.
- jdkx 14y agoIn France it is illegal to use contractors where their condition of work are the same as employees. Specific cases are decided by the court, but basically the status of contractor can't be used to go around labour laws.
- crucialfelix 14y agoin Germany you have to be careful that you don't use a specific contractor too much or he will be designated as an employee. source: I spoke to a German Tax accountant that specializes in startup consultation