If I spend an hour or two a week driving for Uber it seems pretty fair to consider me a contractor.
What if I spend 15 hours a week? Am I a contractor or a part time worker? What about 40 hours? Am I an employee yet?
Now let's make it worse. I drive 60 hours a week, but I drive for Uber, Lift, and a hypothetical third rid share company. Am I an Uber employee? 'No because you drive for three services.' But what if 90% of my 'gigs' come from Uber?
It can get really hard to draw that line.
And that's ignoring thins like companies paying 'temps' or 'contractors ' for years to work one hour less than full time.
The length of time you work has nothing to do with being a contractor or employee. A"temp" or "contractor" in your last sentence are typically employees of a temp agency, and not 1099 contractors. The agency covers the employee benefits, and takes those costs when consideration when negotiating the contract with the company.
What if I spend 15 hours a week? Am I a contractor or a part time worker? What about 40 hours? Am I an employee yet?
Now let's make it worse. I drive 60 hours a week, but I drive for Uber, Lift, and a hypothetical third rid share company. Am I an Uber employee? 'No because you drive for three services.' But what if 90% of my 'gigs' come from Uber?
It can get really hard to draw that line.
And that's ignoring thins like companies paying 'temps' or 'contractors ' for years to work one hour less than full time.