independent contractors
Non-employee hired help
Independent contractors are workers who provide services to clients without being employees.
They control how and when they complete their work, typically supply their own tools, and may serve multiple clients simultaneously.
The distinction from employee matters for taxes, benefits, and labor protections: The company classified its drivers as independent contractors to avoid paying benefits.
Businesses sometimes misclassify workers to reduce costs, leading to legal disputes over employment status.
- subcontractorsThird parties doing delegated work
- freelancerSelf-employed service provider
- gig workerOn-demand independent contractor
- self-employedWorking independently, not hired
- side hustleSecondary income venture
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- workforceworkers, employee, employees, labor force, employer
- self-employedfreelancers, freelancer, freelance, solopreneur, sole proprietor
- Platform Economymarketplace, network effects, gig economy, digital marketplaces, sharing economy
- employment lawemployment law, employment standards, employment agreement, wrongful dismissal, constructive dismissal
- laborlabor, labor union, work, labor force, laborers
- taxi industrytaxi driver, cabbies, cab driver, taxi drivers, cabbie
independent contractorsemployees
Paid staff members
salaried employees · wage earners · civil servants · hired hands
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