No. Leave for contractors serving with the US armed forces is dictated by their employer's vacation policy.
Contractor are self employed, So Tenderer's keep Contractors.
You are liable for contractors employers since you are hiring them. However if you have a good contractor that have their own people then you should mentioned in contract that the contractor is liable for their own people.
No, never. Employers hire only EMPLOYEES. Contractors and their subcontractors are not employees and are not hired. I engage a contractor by signing a contract, not by hiring her.
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This is an exceedingly vague question. In the most general terms, contractors are hired by whoever needs the services the contractor provides. The most familiar type of contractor to most people is a building contractor, but there are many types of contractors who are hired for a specific job (often for a few hours a week, or on an irregular schedule) as opposed to being regular employees.
A cable contractor installs and maintains network lines for telecommunications companies. Cable contractors service customer needs on behalf of their employees by setting up and traveling to appointments.
As an example: in Washington state, a sole proprietor contractor is required to have worker's compensation on his siblings if they work for him as employees; they are not required to have it if they are independent contractors themselves and subcontract to the contractor sibling. If the contractor is a corporation, worker's compensation is not necessary if the siblings are established as officers of the corporation; otherwise, if employees, it is required. These are the laws as applicable to the state of Washington; these may vary from state to state.
The VPP (Voluntary Protection Programs) element that specifically addresses the need for contractor workers to have effective safety measures is the "Contractor Safety" element. This element emphasizes the importance of ensuring that contractors are aware of and comply with the host employer's safety policies and procedures. It requires organizations to evaluate and monitor the safety performance of contractors to maintain a safe work environment for all employees.
Depends on the Contract. Alot of subcontractor contracts prevent this. If the Prime contractor has received an estimate from a subcontractor and the subcontractor is working at the site or project under a estimate or purchase order then yes, the Prime contractor can be held liable for all monies under the contract if the subcontractor can prove that the employees were on their payroll and during this project the Prime contractor solicited Sub employees to become independent contractors.
There is no simple answer to the question. Every contractor has his or her own risks associated with the type and volume of work performed. It could easily be anywhere from 500 to 50,000 dollars or more depending on the risks presented.
At its peak, the Apollo program involved over 400,000 employees, contractors, and subcontractors working together to achieve the goal of landing humans on the Moon.
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