How to be a consultant, a freelancer, or an independent contractor (2009)
The push for employees to become a "Consultant, freelancer or independent contractor" was the hope from companies that they could unload many costs of business to their ex-employees. Things like phone rental, insurance, car running costs, tools, etc.However, people quickly learnt that unless the remuneration was increased in proportion, then the ex-employee was much worse of.Plus the Tax Man quickly got involved and ruled that many Contracting arrangements were actually a sham.There are now a list of standard tests to determine if a supposed contractor is actually an employee.