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minus-squareFizzyOrange@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·1 day agoSince when are contractors lower pay? Companies waste fortunes on them.
minus-squareAngry_Autist (he/him)@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·12 hours agoThat’s because the agency gets half for basically doing nothing
minus-squarejjjalljs@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 day agoThey dont usually have benefits (eg: health insurance) or time off
minus-squareFizzyOrange@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·23 hours agoEven accounting for that (at least in countries with national healthcare), they’re definitely more expensive than regular employees.
minus-squarenamingthingsiseasy@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·18 hours agoYou’re right, but I think the main reason companies like it is because it’s easier to get rid of contractors than full-time employees.
minus-squarepotpotato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·23 hours agoEmployees are a liability on the balance sheet whereas contractors are just lumped into a project cost. Healthcare is only a fraction of fringe costs — employer payroll tax, unemployment insurance, facilities and admin…
Since when are contractors lower pay? Companies waste fortunes on them.
That’s because the agency gets half for basically doing nothing
They dont usually have benefits (eg: health insurance) or time off
Even accounting for that (at least in countries with national healthcare), they’re definitely more expensive than regular employees.
You’re right, but I think the main reason companies like it is because it’s easier to get rid of contractors than full-time employees.
Employees are a liability on the balance sheet whereas contractors are just lumped into a project cost.
Healthcare is only a fraction of fringe costs — employer payroll tax, unemployment insurance, facilities and admin…