Not exact matches
Karl Parsons's former colleague at Warm, Jon Trinick agrees — he says that when a passive house is complicated or close to the margins of compliance, success is more
dependent than ever
on the quality of construction — «and the
contractor helped by being awesome.»
Some of the key recommendations of the Taylor Review are to rename workers «
dependent contractors» and to remove the requirement for workers to have a contract to perform work personally by placing more emphasis
on control.
A
dependent contractor is considered to be a
contractor that is in a position of economic dependence
on, and under an obligation to perform duties for, the entity engaging the
contractor's services.
Ultimately, what was an independent
contractor on paper was determined to be a «
dependent»
contractor and thus deemed an employment relation.
The application of the Labour Relations Code to farm and ranch employees and
dependent contractors comes into force
on January 1, 2018.
Now there is an intermediate category — the
dependent contractor — which falls
on the continuum between employee and independent
contractor.
The burden will be
on the employer to show a prospective claimant is not an employee or
dependent contractor.
The new «
dependent contractor» status would focus more
on control and less
on the requirement to perform work personally (required to be an employee).
The recent Supreme Court decision of Glimhagen v. GWR Resources Inc., 2017 BCSC 761, illustrates how an independent
contractor can become a
dependent contractor — an intermediate category
on the spectrum between employee and independent
contractor.
Taking the «Cap» off the Limit
on Reasonable Notice, the Court of Appeal for Ontario affirmed a decision awarding a «
dependent contractor» 26 months of reasonable notice.
Based
on this evidence, the Keenans were found to be
dependent contractors and were therefore entitled to 26 months» notice in an amount exceeding $ 120,000.
On job sites with multiple contractors, whether a worker from another contractor or the contractor may be liable is dependent on the relationship of the contractor to the employer of the injured worke
On job sites with multiple
contractors, whether a worker from another
contractor or the
contractor may be liable is
dependent on the relationship of the contractor to the employer of the injured worke
on the relationship of the
contractor to the employer of the injured worker.
In terms of determining who a «
dependent contractor» is, a greater focus should be placed
on the notion of «control» and less
on the requirement for «personal service» by the individual.
Expanding the definition of «employee» under the ESA to include
dependent contractors, and placing the burden
on the employer to demonstrate that the person is not covered by the ESA.
This can be useful in certain situations when
on - site
contractors are entirely
dependent upon the covered entity's controls to safeguard and protect PHI.
Keenan v Canac Kitchens sheds some light
on factors leading to the characterization of a «
dependent contractor» relationship as well as a review of characteristics that justify an award greater than 24 months.
He will also be talking
on emerging issues related to
dependent contractors and the determination whether someone is an independent
contractor versus an employee.
[24] The trial judge observed that, in the jurisprudence leading to a recognition of the intermediate category of
dependent contractors, a finding that the worker was economically
dependent on the company due to complete exclusivity or a high level of exclusivity weighed heavily in favour of the conclusion that the worker was a
dependent contractor.
NAR stressed that it is critical that an anticipated multi-stakeholder process consider all relevant voices
on this most important issue — including the small business / independent
contractor whose business model is increasingly
dependent on internet technologies to innovate and thrive.
Much of the rest of the economy consists of hospitality or service industries that serve the military population and their
dependents, as well as all of the civilian govt employees /
contractors that work
on the base of course.