This is a legal question. Not a math question. The answer depends on the contract. But if they were fired the contract seems already broken so I would say no they do not get paid. The way the question is structured it sounds like they were paid for hours worked, not for completion of the job.
It would be a rare employer that does not have rules against it. However, as a contractor, you can independently state your hours and how you do your work.
YOU CAN NOT SLEEP AT WORK!!You will get fired!!!
It depends upon our financial stage
An electrical contractor is someone employed to work on electrical items either in the home or at a place of work. The contractor needs to be accredited
Anyone who does work for a general contractor and is not a direct employee of that contractor is a sub-contractor. Regardless of who sets the price. The subcontractors work within the contract set between the general contractor and homeowner. Hence sub-contractor.
So they can work as a general contractor and not have to work for someone else.
most of the day and they didnt see there children
The customer pays the contractor, and the contractor pays the sub-contractor. The sub-contractor does the work but the contractor remains responsible for ensuring that the work is done prompptly and correctly. The contractor ensures that all legal requirements for the work are met, and that the sub-contractor hasan appropriate amount of liability insurance, in the event that something goes wrong and horrible law suits result.
A general Contractor does not typically charge by the hour. They usually charge by the job or by percentage. A G.C.'s job is to hire and coordinate not to "work" so hours would be a pore measure of his worth. Perhaps you are confusing a GC with a Home Improvement Contractor?
Genetally contract work, which is done by a "contractor" is for a certain period of time. Like anything from a week long job painting a house to a 15 month project developing a component on a fighter jet and once the work is complete the contractor is no longer needed. He/she isn't fired, just let go at the end of their contracted time frame. A tenured employee would be like a profressor or something..generally these employees cannot be laid off...they can be fired if they do something to warrent it, but they are pretty much permament employees.
That is based on weighing several factors - sometimes the difference is clear sometimes a close call. What DOES NOT matter? The intention of the worker and the boss and what they call the worker. Saying you are a contractor does not make you one. Factors: Does the boss direct the manner and speed of accomplishing the work? The worker is probably an employee. Does the worker provide his/her own tools and supplies, and support devices like phones, computers, and fax. probably a contractor. Does the boss supervise other workers doing exactly the work the "contractor" does? The contractor is just another employee. Is the worker paid for COMPLETING a task, not just for working on it? Probably a contractor. Paid for working even if completion not reached - probably an employee. Is the workers entire pay at risk - no completion, no pay? That's a contractor. Is the worker's pay assured despite quality of work - that's an employee until fired.
It depends on what contractor you work for. And from there, what type of job is being done. 40 hours a week is normally a minimum.