This is a pretty big simplification. Grocers buy produce from the farmers, not their time.
This matches some conrractors, of course. But it also extremely doesn't match many contractor developers.
Are you required to be online 4-6 hours a day? Do some of the companies employees not even know if you are actually a contractor? Are you the one picking up the metaphorical phone when the company's client is calling with a support issue? You might actually be an employee
If you show up with a deliverable , can go on vacation without clearing it with anyone, and are actually your own boss... Well that's different of course
If you show up with a deliverable , can go on vacation without clearing it with anyone, and are actually your own boss... Well that's different of course
It was different, but my point is that the 'B' clause ("Service is outside the business' normal variety", whatever that means) can be interpreted to remove this distinction.
A lot of people are cheering for this bullshit without thinking it all the way through.
This matches some conrractors, of course. But it also extremely doesn't match many contractor developers.
Are you required to be online 4-6 hours a day? Do some of the companies employees not even know if you are actually a contractor? Are you the one picking up the metaphorical phone when the company's client is calling with a support issue? You might actually be an employee
If you show up with a deliverable , can go on vacation without clearing it with anyone, and are actually your own boss... Well that's different of course