Litigation

Employee vs Contractor in Australia

Employee vs Contractor in Australia: How to Determine a Worker’s Employment Status At Potts Lawyers, we are regularly called to advise both employees and employers about the employment status of workers. Often, workers have been engaged as contractors, but arguments have arisen that they were in fact employees of the company.  This has caused subsequent issues for the company not holding the relevant workers’ compensation insurances for employees. If a worker is injured at work, and the company does not have the appropriate insurance, the financial implications and consequences to the company can be dire.  No matter if that worker is engaged as...

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