https://thehumlawfirm.ca/uber-lyft-hidden-risks-during-covid-19/ Canadian Workplace & Employment Law, Professional Regulation Wed, 27 Nov 2024 02:09:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://thehumlawfirm.ca/uber-lyft-hidden-risks-during-covid-19/#comment-60 Fri, 22 Mar 2024 16:38:00 +0000 https://thehumlawfirm.ca/?p=10791#comment-60 […] Workers can be classified as an employee, a dependent contractor, or an independent contractor.  As explained by the Ministry of Labour and Keenan v. Canac Kitchens, 2015 ONSC 1055, a worker’s legal status is determined by actual reality of the working relationship. The main difference between an employee and an independent contractor is the degree of control that the employer has over the worker. A dependent contractor falls somewhere in the middle.  If a worker is misclassified as an independent contractor when they are actually an employee, the em… […]

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