I would think they would be penalizing the companies who use contractors like employees without benefits. Not the other way around. Seems a strange way to deal with that problem.
haha yeah.
In this case, the government is really protecting their tax revenue rather then protecting people. Development contracting is one of very few industries where "contractors" make up a large portion of the workforce but do similar work as their employee counterparts...but make more(sometimes)
So as more people get into contracting, the fewer income tax revenue the govt receives from these people.
I would think they would be penalizing the companies who use contractors like employees without benefits. Not the other way around. Seems a strange way to deal with that problem.
haha yeah.
In this case, the government is really protecting their tax revenue rather then protecting people. Development contracting is one of very few industries where "contractors" make up a large portion of the workforce but do similar work as their employee counterparts...but make more(sometimes)
So as more people get into contracting, the fewer income tax revenue the govt receives from these people.
Edit: removed generalizations.
Anyway, thanks for the informative article! I learned a bit, including the stuff I looked up about CPP and EI before this response.
The government wants their money! that's for sure.
no problem! thank you,