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  Independent Contractor Agreement

  First hire / Trades / Service business / Consultant or agency

  You are paying your first helper and they invoice you with an ABN

  See what it covers

  • The work, the rate and how invoices are paid
  • The contractor being an independent business, not staff
  • Control over how the work is done, and the right to delegate
  • Tools, equipment and who supplies what
  • Insurance, work health and safety and site rules
  • Superannuation and tax, including where super can still apply
  • No leave, no notice of dismissal, no employee entitlements
  • Confidentiality and not poaching your clients
  • Who owns the work that is produced
  • Fixing defects, ending the agreement and handling a dispute

  Not for: Hiring an employee, that needs an employment contract under the Fair Work Act.

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