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<blockquote data-quote="Livin the Dream?" data-source="post: 533797" data-attributes="member: 21891"><p>Well, like it or not, I actually do. In my "other than UPS life", I hire independent contractors on almost a weekly basis, and have for a few decades. I am also an IC a few times a year.</p><p></p><p>I design electric motors. I also have absolutely no artistic talent whatsoever. I need someone that has the talent, but I don't need an employee, don't want the tax hassles, don't want the benefit hassles. I also don't want to take my ideas to "Joes CAD Works" on the corner, because I want complete control of who does my drawings.</p><p></p><p>So I hire an independent contractor. I set the terms (and the terms, if put against an employee, would be illegal) such as the following;</p><p></p><p>1. IC cannot have worked for an electric motor supplier in the past (try that with an employee)</p><p></p><p>2. IC cannot work for an electric motor supplier for 1 year after our contract terminates (again, try that with an employee)</p><p></p><p>I could, if I wanted to, say all work had to be done between the hours of X and Y, I could dictate the programming software they were to use (I often do) I can and do use deadlines for milestones, etc. The fact is, I can dictate ANYTHING I WANT in the terms of the IC agreement, far more stringent terms than I could place on an employee, because if the IC does not like any of the terms, THEY DO NOT have to take the contract!</p><p></p><p>To clarify the term "Independent Contractor" - </p><p></p><p>It IS NOT "An independent that is a contractor"</p><p></p><p>It IS "A Contractor that is not associated with the Contractee"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Livin the Dream?, post: 533797, member: 21891"] Well, like it or not, I actually do. In my "other than UPS life", I hire independent contractors on almost a weekly basis, and have for a few decades. I am also an IC a few times a year. I design electric motors. I also have absolutely no artistic talent whatsoever. I need someone that has the talent, but I don't need an employee, don't want the tax hassles, don't want the benefit hassles. I also don't want to take my ideas to "Joes CAD Works" on the corner, because I want complete control of who does my drawings. So I hire an independent contractor. I set the terms (and the terms, if put against an employee, would be illegal) such as the following; 1. IC cannot have worked for an electric motor supplier in the past (try that with an employee) 2. IC cannot work for an electric motor supplier for 1 year after our contract terminates (again, try that with an employee) I could, if I wanted to, say all work had to be done between the hours of X and Y, I could dictate the programming software they were to use (I often do) I can and do use deadlines for milestones, etc. The fact is, I can dictate ANYTHING I WANT in the terms of the IC agreement, far more stringent terms than I could place on an employee, because if the IC does not like any of the terms, THEY DO NOT have to take the contract! To clarify the term "Independent Contractor" - It IS NOT "An independent that is a contractor" It IS "A Contractor that is not associated with the Contractee" [/QUOTE]
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