Comments on: Employee vs. contractor: Here we go again. https://berkonomics.com/?p=5007&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=employee-vs-contractor-here-we-go-again-2 Dave Berkus' business insights Wed, 20 Jul 2022 16:00:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Dave Berkus https://berkonomics.com/?p=5007&cpage=1#comment-156161 Wed, 20 Jul 2022 16:00:39 +0000 https://berkonomics.com/?p=5007#comment-156161 In reply to B. Williams.

B., Your comment is a good one. I should have added this option with the twist: Payroll management services do not solve the independent contractor problem, they only remove the HR and payroll reporting functions for those employees.

]]> By: B. Williams https://berkonomics.com/?p=5007&cpage=1#comment-156154 Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:30:33 +0000 https://berkonomics.com/?p=5007#comment-156154 I see many tech companies outsourcing the contract/hourly job to a 3rd party recruiting firm who offers you the job as w2 hourly contractor to get around many of these things. The benefits from these recruiting firm are often terrible. Do you have any thoughts on this practice?

]]> By: Dave Berkus https://berkonomics.com/?p=5007&cpage=1#comment-156153 Tue, 19 Jul 2022 16:51:14 +0000 https://berkonomics.com/?p=5007#comment-156153 In reply to Charles Dapoz.

Charles, good catch. You are right. I have changed the post to say “Employer…has the right to control…”
-Dave

]]> By: Charles Dapoz https://berkonomics.com/?p=5007&cpage=1#comment-156152 Tue, 19 Jul 2022 16:43:09 +0000 https://berkonomics.com/?p=5007#comment-156152 Under IRS guidelines #1 you say, “Does the employee have the right to direct or control …” Do you mean employer?

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