IT contractors or contract-to-hire is likely dead as well. And good fucking riddance.

I contract out work from my company. You know what I don't require? Them to come and work at my office from "core hours". I don't have a dress code. I only have specs on what they're creating and the tools, which they provide.

They bill per job and do it at their leisure as well.

Just like when I built homes, my contractors provided everything they needed and I provided materials. I scheduled them but they showed up whenever it fit in their schedule based off their other contract jobs.

They're also required to carry their own GL and Worker's Comp if I hire them or go through their own LLC/Corp.

But if your expecting me to provide kit to your required spec that increases my day rate :-) though that does help with fending off the tax man.

You confusing say a brickie, sparks or a chippie who can use the same tools from job to job - with an it job where you might have to buy new software / hardware.

I don't think so. The gaffer is told what lighting effect is desired, but they are the one that has control over how it's achieved. Same for the propmaster; the director says, "We need something that does this", and it's up to the propmaster how to achieve that. That industry does also have some pretty strong unions, so I think they'd be ok regarding labor standards.

Just like if you hired someone to paint your fence, you do have control over how you want it (what color, for example), but not necessarily over how it gets done (if they end up tricking a bunch of other painters to do it because they say how fun it is).

Well yes they have very strong lobbying power (unions Industry and Media) so they do ok but not the self employed it/developers.

But in theory I could make the same arguments for it contractors I am told what to achieve not exactly how to do it No?