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<blockquote data-quote="BrownSuit" data-source="post: 520795" data-attributes="member: 14437"><p>I doubt that a day goes by that anybody thinks that as P-Man clearly stated what is happening now is in violation of the law. The IRS has clearly defined guidelines for what is an employee and what is a contractor. P-Man gave those to you earlier. Reading those, what makes you think that FedEx Ground contractors are just that and not employees? </p><p></p><p>Things were different in the RPS days, the drivers had a lot more power about what they did and didn't deliver. What FedEx Ground driver today can refuse to deliver to an address for a couple of days or a package all together? </p><p></p><p>Also, as P-Man mentioned, we do use contractors, both in the United States and abroad. The difference here in the states is that they are paid generally per run, their vehicles do not say UPS anywhere on them and unlike the FedEx guys they don't lease their vehicles from UPS. They are used on an as-needed basis when employees are unable to complete those assignments (Generally TL/SCS/Express Critical/LTL Urgent). They are not held accountable to the Policy Book (FedEx contractors are held accountable to their standards) and can end their contracts without financial hardship or having to find somebody else to fulfill it. </p><p></p><p>Abroad, UPS contracts with companies, generally not individuals. That's a whole different ball-game.</p><p></p><p>Living the Dream - Answer this - How does the contractor model differ from Sharecropping during the reconstruction? FedEx generally leases the vehicle (land) makes the contractor buy the uniform (seed) lets them use the scanner and other equipment and pays them for a return. There is a reason that this system was eliminated a long time ago . . .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BrownSuit, post: 520795, member: 14437"] I doubt that a day goes by that anybody thinks that as P-Man clearly stated what is happening now is in violation of the law. The IRS has clearly defined guidelines for what is an employee and what is a contractor. P-Man gave those to you earlier. Reading those, what makes you think that FedEx Ground contractors are just that and not employees? Things were different in the RPS days, the drivers had a lot more power about what they did and didn't deliver. What FedEx Ground driver today can refuse to deliver to an address for a couple of days or a package all together? Also, as P-Man mentioned, we do use contractors, both in the United States and abroad. The difference here in the states is that they are paid generally per run, their vehicles do not say UPS anywhere on them and unlike the FedEx guys they don't lease their vehicles from UPS. They are used on an as-needed basis when employees are unable to complete those assignments (Generally TL/SCS/Express Critical/LTL Urgent). They are not held accountable to the Policy Book (FedEx contractors are held accountable to their standards) and can end their contracts without financial hardship or having to find somebody else to fulfill it. Abroad, UPS contracts with companies, generally not individuals. That's a whole different ball-game. Living the Dream - Answer this - How does the contractor model differ from Sharecropping during the reconstruction? FedEx generally leases the vehicle (land) makes the contractor buy the uniform (seed) lets them use the scanner and other equipment and pays them for a return. There is a reason that this system was eliminated a long time ago . . . [/QUOTE]
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