Contractor vs Employee:
The Danger Zones
The essential steps to protect clients
Practical implications of recent High Court decisions
Arrangements that are at risk
The essential steps to protect clients
A Live Instructor Led Webinar
Determining whether a worker is classified as an employee or contractor can be a difficult process and businesses can be exposed to significant penalties if they make a mistake in this area.
Two recent High Court decisions demonstrate how important it is to approach this area carefully and the way we need to approach the employee / contractor distinction.
We also look at the ATO’s response to the High Court decisions. The ATO has a strong incentive to monitor this area closely as SG liabilities and penalties can accumulate very quickly when an employer fails to classify workers correctly.
The Contractor vs Employee: The Danger Zones webinar will, help you identify arrangements at risk of triggering significant liabilities for businesses and work through the steps that need to be taken to minimise that risk. This is an issue that is not going away any time soon.
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Details
Recorded: 20 July 2023
FAAA accredited for 1.5 CPD hours (31082)
- 0.25 Technical competence
- 0.5 Tax (financial) advice
- 0.75 Regulatory compliance and consumer protection
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What we cover
All practitioners should be aware of client arrangements with contractors and the steps to take to risk protect them given recent developments in this area. We will help you with that process:
What's included?
- 1 x 1.25 hour (est.) webinar
- 3 month access to Q&A embedded webinar recording
- Reference notes
- What are the key factors that need to be considered now when determining whether a worker is treated as an employee?
- The latest from the Courts and AAT on this issue
- The steps employer clients should be taking to reduce risk
- Can a business contract out of its SG obligations?
- How far back can the ATO go to recover SG liabilities?
- Can workers operate through companies or trusts to avoid SG obligations?
- Can businesses with SG problems just shut down and start fresh with a clean slate?
- What other problems can arise when contractors are engaged?
Our presenter
Karen Vella
Karen has ‘been there and done that’, having trained with the Big Four, initiated her own successful small practice before moving to Hayes Knight as a Partner.
Karen solidified her role as an educator at Webb Martin (Kaplan) before creating her own consultancy.
She has worked her magic on leading accounting practices around the country and is a trainer for leading in-house training company TaxBanter and for Knowledge Shop.