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Section : Am I an employee or independent contractor?
Domain : Human Resource Management
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Some employers may misrepresent employment relationships as independent contracting arrangements to avoid paying legal minimum rates of pay, tax, and entitlements like annual leave and sick leave. This is called 'sham contracting' and it is against the law, unless the employer can prove that they reasonably believed the employee was a contractor. For more information about independent contractors and sham contracting visit fairwork.gov.au/contractors.