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Hi Chris,
There is only one payment that would be made to me and I would pay the cleaner in turn. I have insurance, so if something happens it will be covered.
I cannot take an employee because I might not be able to provide them with enough work.
That's a good point. I have no idea how much it can cost and I cannot afford a lot of money right now, so I have simply asked for a quote. Depending on how much it ends up being I'll do one thing or the other. In any case I will heed the valuable advice all of you have provided here so far.
Hi Karl,
Thank you
I just need people who can cover any incoming work which I cannot deal with. I'm thinking of doing that by having contractors for the moment.
Once, 1) I can trust a person and 2) have a more reliable stream of jobs I plan on having them as employees (in a zero-hour...
One of my problems is that I don't really want to be an agency... but I can't afford to have an employee yet. The reason is that I offer some extras to my client (green cleaning, refunds, and some other things that make me "special"). I think that puts anyone working for me dangerously close to...
Thank you for all the valuable information, I have to process all this. It is a bit daunting right now with all these subtleties mentioned but hopefully I will end up wrapping my head around it, and quite possibly, as some of you have suggested, contact a solicitor to avoid any costly mistake.
Yes, you are absolutely right. I've been searching a bit and it's a "contract for services" what I am looking for. Abiding by the failure of the three test of employment.
I am open to someone helping me here for a fee, or recommend me some solicitor, although I have just found some templates...
Hi,
I'm just starting out with a home cleaning service business. At the moment is just me and my gf, but I want to hire subcontractors as the business is picking up. I wonder if someone here could either help me, offer me their services for a fee or point me to some solicitor who can help me...