“If the employee is rarely around to participate in those extras, management has a strong incentive to change their status to ‘contractor,’” she wrote. “Instead of receiving a set salary, contractors are paid only for the work they do, either hourly or by appropriate output metrics.” She added that would also mean not having to pay for health care, retirement savings, bonuses and parking.

Source: Washington Post May 07, 2021 17:15 UTC