Independent Contracting Arrangements

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joellen Riley
Keyword(s):  
Independent Contracting

A consilience framework: Revealing hidden features of the independent contractor

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 779-796 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tui McKeown
Keyword(s):  
Government Regulation ◽  
The Self ◽  
Independent Contractor ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Independent Contractors ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Law And Policy ◽  
Consumer Data ◽  
Independent Contracting ◽  
Initial Results

AbstractThis paper presents the results of a consilience framework developed and tested to reconcile the varying definitions, methodologies and purposes of the data collected on independent contracting within Australia. The result is a multilayered profile of the self-employed contractor which draws together official labour market statistics, taxation office liabilities and marketing-based consumer data sources. The framework sees independent contractors emerge as a dynamic, entrepreneurial and complex group who defy many of the age, gender and industry stereotypes that law and policy makers confine them to. While these initial results are limited to Australia, the challenge independent contractors present to established systems of legal, social and government regulation are embedded within the wider contexts of self-employment and small business. These contexts are universal and the sooner these challenges are answered, the sooner the opportunities they also present can be realised.

scholarly journals Research on Multiprincipals Selecting Effective Agency Mode in the Student Loan System

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Libo Ding ◽  
Bangyi Li ◽  
Suling Feng
Keyword(s):  
Student Loan ◽  
Chinese Student ◽  
Term Effect ◽  
Exclusive Dealing ◽  
Long Term Effect ◽  
Incentive Problems ◽  
Decision Mechanisms ◽  
Loan System ◽  
Independent Contracting

An effective agency mode is the key to solve incentive problems in Chinese student loan system. Principal-agent frameworks are considered in which two principals share one common agent that is performing one single task but each prefers the different aspect of the task. Three models are built and decision mechanisms are given. The studies show that the three modes have different effects. Exclusive dealing mode is not good for long-term effect because sometimes it guides agent ignoring repayment. If effort proportionality coefficient and observability are both unchanged, principals all prefer common agency, but independent contracting mode may be more efficient in reality because not only the total outputs under that mode are larger than those under cooperation one, but also preferring independent contracting mode can stimulate the bank participating in the game.

scholarly journals LABOUR PROTECTION FOR SELF-EMPLOYED WORKERS

Just Labour ◽  
1969 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judy Fudge
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Collective Bargaining ◽  
Social Insurance ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Independent Contracting

Self-employed workers have an legal ambiguous status. Traditionally self-employment is equated with entrepreneurship and legally it is considered to be a form of independent contracting and thus outside the ambit of labour protection and collective bargaining laws. But the evidence suggests that most of the self-employed, especially those who do not employ other workers, are much more like employees than they are like entrepreneurs. Instead of attempting to draw a new line between employment and independent contracting for the purpose of determining the scope of labour protection, collective bargaining, and social insurance laws, all workers, including the self-employed, who depend on the sale of their capacity to work should be covered by these laws, unless there are compelling public policy reasons for a narrower definition.

Organizing the Precariat: The Fight to Build and Sustain Fast Food Worker Power

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 517-531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucas A. Franco
Keyword(s):  
Fast Food ◽  
The United States ◽  
State Regulation ◽  
Use Case ◽  
Employment Relations ◽  
Worker Centers ◽  
Fundamental Transformation ◽  
Independent Contracting ◽  
Food Workers

The structure of work is undergoing a fundamental transformation in the United States as employers have pushed for more flexible forms of employment including subcontracting, independent contracting, and franchising. These employment structures shift responsibility for working conditions from lead employers onto subsidiary firms or independently contracted workers leading to a fissuring of employment relations. These changes make state regulation of work more difficult, while simultaneously creating new barriers to worker organizing. The goal of this article is to understand how workplace fissuring shapes the strategic repertories available to worker justice organizations (e.g. unions and worker centers) in their efforts to improve conditions for workers. To do this, I develop an in-depth case study of fast food worker organizing in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I use case evidence to demonstrate the challenges worker justice organizations encounter deploying workplace-centered organizing strategies aimed at unionizing fast food workers. Then I explain how worker justice organizers in Minneapolis have instead utilized a community-centered strategy to legislate pay and benefit improvements for fast food workers. Finally, I use case evidence to explore the prospects of sustaining fast food worker organizing in Minneapolis and across the country.

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