Questions tagged [contractors]
Questions relating to employees brought in from outside the company. Usually for a predetermined amount of time or for the duration of a project.
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Do contract agencies have to approve an employee wage through the client company?
I got a W2 offer via contracting agency to work as a contractor for a Fortune 100 company. When the hourly amount was first presented, is was before my interview and hastily thrown at me. I hadn’t ...
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As a contractor, what information do you need from the company to complete tax? [closed]
I'm not very skilled at doing tax. I had worked as a contractor for a few different companies, and most have told me "as a contractor I'm responsible for doing my own tax". This isn't very clear to me ...
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Discussing transitioning to a full time position with manager from a contract position
Currently, I am working as a third party contractor to a client in the financial services industry. In approximately 2 months, my contract ends. I enjoy my responsibilities, my coworkers and have a ...
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How can a subcontractor or temporary agency comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
If a subcontractor or temporary agency is the legal employer of an individual, how can they comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirement to provide reasonable accommodations to ...
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What is a standard consulting differential pay rate?
I occasionally get offers to consult, usually followed up by a question about my rate.
Seems like it is pretty easy to find salary information about a particular job, but not so much the corresponding ...
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Working for a US company, from abroad [closed]
There are now a number of IT companies (including StackExchance itself! :) ) that are looking for candidates all over the world, allowing them to work remotely.
I have some questions about this kind ...
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Resume for long career as successful independent contractor/mfg rep in medical industry
I have had a long career as a medical manufacturers' rep and independent contractor under my own corporation. How do I list my accomplishments so hiring managers don't stop when they see I have been ...
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As a contractor are you expected to supply all of your own tools?
If you work as a contractor, are you expected to provide all your own tools? Who normally pays for them? Are these type of things normally discussed and agreed in the contract before work starts? What ...
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How should I let the custodian know that he needs to stop mopping our floors with dirty water?
I have noticed that the new custodian in our workplace often mops our floors with dirty water. The water in the mop bucket is usually dark and it sometimes smells bad. I have never seen him stop ...
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Which company name to write when signing in as a subcontractor?
I'll soon have my first day with my new client and I'm a subcontractor. I don't expect to have an employee badge the first day so I guess I should sign in as any visitor at the front desk (unless ...
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Contractor: Sick Pay and Company Contract
I work as a contractor in the UK and am predominantly employed by one Company with whom I have a contract. There is a clause in my contract which states:
In the event that the contractor is unable ...
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Being told that I can't have a raise because of contract restrictions
I work at a large international company, but technically sent here as a contract worker for a 3rd party. Initially, this job was basic phone tech support. There is also a "second level" that they can ...
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Advice when pitching a day rate to maximize billable time
I read an article for contractors/freelancers about how to calculate a day rate, vs hourly rate. The advice was focused on how to make sure the freelancer is charging enough and provided a few tips to ...
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Exploring Customers' Buildings
I regularly work at different locations, depending on the customer. I like to know my surroundings by exploring the buildings and finding short cuts to point B. As an external contractor, is this ...
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How not to lose reputation in contact with contractors in a changeable landscape?
I'm in IT. I'm responsible for project management including finding and managing vendors/ contractors. The industry I'm in isn't very big in my country, people know each other.
I myself work for a big ...
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How to rectify wrong hours mentioned in contract after discovering it 6 months onwards?
I been working with a company as a contractor for 6 months, now there is a new requirement to fill timesheet of "How many hours I spend in office", and fill in the previous (January) month as well. ...
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How to get a raise while working for 3 companies at same time?
I am a remote software developer involved with 3 companies:
Company A sign my papers, pay me every month and sell my hours to Company B.
Company B gives me equipment, an office and his important ...
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President Misleading Investors, Should Employees Tell?
I work in a small firm of 10 people, with one President who answers to a group of directors who are investors. They do not work in the office.
The board approved the President's hiring of his buddy ...
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Web Developer Contractor and dealing with internal politics and a perception issue
I have been working with a client for around 2 years now (UK Based), it was initially a 6 month contract but has been extended a number of times as the requirements have constantly grown over time. ...
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Are salary and benefits usually balanced?
I am a contract employee for a multinational manufacturer. I have been here for just over 6 months and have a review scheduled with my supervisor next week. I am trying to work towards a permanent ...
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Is there any benefit to being a W2 at-will employee without benefits or salary versus a 1099 contractor?
My friend has a W2 100% commission job. He looked for a W2 because too many 1099 jobs were scams.
However, this job has:
No benefits (health, dental, etc)
No base salary
Completely at-will - ...
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Practical, day-to-day differences between contracters and W2 software engineers
What practical, day to day differences are there for work between contractors and W2 employees, specifically for software engineers?
I know that contractors are paid differently and they don't get ...
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Can A Remote Contractor Be Requested to be Available Virtually at All Times?
I am working as a contractor in the US here remotely full time
and I communicate with my team through Skype.
Usually we receive the requirements for a project once a week and
we dash off to do our ...
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Is it appropriate for a software contractor to charge outside the contract for project-related tools? [closed]
Software contractor A has been under a remote-working contract to company B for a long-term project.
During the time-span of the contract, A wrote some build-related tools, which were included in the ...
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Becoming a I.T Contractor - Need Advice & Tips [closed]
I am currently a full time employee, changes have happened that have made me consider my employment at this company. I been just looking around and seeing if anything better is out there.
At first I ...
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Trouble agreeing on the following basic contract terms
Working with a company as an independent contractor. What would be a relatively bulletproof way of meeting the two following conditions in the agreement?
Contractor is free to work onsite or offsite ...
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Why would someone try to hide information about the company they are hiring contractors for? [duplicate]
A friend put me in contact with someone who is hiring contractors. Aside from the job title, the person hasn't given any real information. I directly asked what the name of the company was and to see ...
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How to make most of short term job with steep learning curve
I recently started a new job. It's less than 2 months long but there's a chance for extension. I'm really glad I got it because I really needed money and it's in an field I want to get into. I was ...
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Agency offering unknown ir35 status
I have an agency looking to offer an unknown IR35 (Incoming UK tax law) status, and then come April, potentially offering a new contract if it's deemed inside [IR35].
Is this an absolute minefield ...
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How to protect myself from a manager potentially playing with verbally assured comp time as a contractor?
This will require some background. I am an hourly contractor working on an HRIS migration for a small company. When I interviewed, I told the the VP and my eventual boss that the timeline was ...
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How to negotiate contract-to-hire offer with startup?
I just got offered a contract with potential to full-time for a tech startup ( < 10 people), no 3rd party recruitment firm. I was sent an informal offer over e-mail which said 10-15 hrs/wk for $45-$...
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Changing emotive wording in a factual document
A colleague is putting together a PID (Project Initiation Document) to outline some issues with some of our IT architecture. She's a Project Management Team Lead, I'm an outside contractor brought in ...
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Potential employer/client is vague, texts me on WhatsApp
I am a software engineer looking for short-term employment and/or work on a for-hire basis (for a number of reasons - I know I'll have other commitments in 2017-18).
Now - there is this guy, who got ...
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New job suddenly has big change in work schedule (not COVID)
I recently started a new job. I was hired as a contractor. I was told the work hours would be standard (8am-5pm) but this wasn't written into the agreement. Now my boss is asking me to work over night....
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Help UK agency threatening [closed]
I work as a independent contractor for an agency. Employed at one of Energy end-client through yet another consultancy.
I am nearing to end of contract & don't want to extend due to not so good ...
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W2 rate WITHOUT benefits - How compare to 1099?
I am a freelance web developer on a job search.
Is $65/hr W2 with NO BENEFITS basically the same as $65/hr 1099? Also, does W2 mean I'm an employee vs a contractor basically?
I used to figure 20% ...
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Invoice for services as a contract employee
I recently graduated from graduate school and am currently working in a firm under a contract with a staffing agency. Technically, I would be considered a contract employee under the staffing agency ...
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As a contractor, is it normal to supply your own computer and install the client's (proprietary) software on it?
I had a short term contract. Given how short it was, I initially thought there wouldn't be much of a learning curve or on boarding process. I was wrong. Through out the duration of the contract it ...
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Pointing out small pay discrepancy as contractor
I work for a few different contracting agencies and have had a very good relationship with one of them. Recently, they hadn't paid me for over a month and when I contacted them they solved the problem....
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Can an employer retract pay/take other action for missed days of a contract after a contract is completed?
I recently completed a 6-month part-time contract as an instructor with a company in the for-profit education space. They don't have a written PTO policy, but generally, we've requested substitute ...
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Does right to Data Access request /GDPR supersede restrictions in Employment contract of previous employer? [closed]
Does right to Data Access request /GDPR supersede restrictions in Employment contract of previous employer ?
Data - attendance & record of internal formal email communications between employee &...
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If I work for a certain company through a contracting agency, how will that affect my background checks? [duplicate]
Basically as the title says. And should I put the contracting agency on my resume or just their client (the employer I'll be working with)?
Also, how will this affect my background checks? Will ...
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Background check and contractor in a company
I am currently doing a background check as part of my onboarding process with a large investment bank in the UK. On my resume I put just the name of company A but I was an external employee. I was a ...
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1099 and background check
So my girlfriend just recently got a job offer for a company that is requesting a background check. About 2 years ago she worked for a company that hired her as a 1099 for tax purposes supposedly. She ...
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Mechanical Engineer looking go back to Mechanical Engineering
This is my first post here and so I apologize if this is mistakenly posted here.
Background: I graduated in May of 2016 with a bachelors in Mechanical Engineering. I accepted an offer for a ...
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Company still hasn't sent my 1099 tax form
I am a translator for a company. I work from home on my computer and they send me emails with documents they need translated when needed. Come March I still had not received any tax form from them. I ...
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Contract extension - when to give an answer
Some background:
I'm working as a contractor at a consulting company.
Contract ends in a month and I was offered an extension.
I want to move on because I'm not really enjoying the work.
I don't ...
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Problem working as mobile developer (contractor )
I am working as a contractor hourly basis as a mobile application developer (I have 3 year experience, I am the only mobile developer).
We don't have any document or anything, but I admit it is a ...
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No contract extension because pregnancy? [closed]
My wife, who has been in a contract role for almost a year with several extension, has been told today that her contract may not be extended after end of this month - due to contract extension issues.
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Unethical Employer force me to file a resignation [closed]
I've been in a company for 8 months now and I have signed a contract for 1 year and I have finished my project. My contract is not specific to this project; it is a year term of employment for the ...
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