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Employees vs Contractor ATO risk ratings now out

16/12/2022

The ATO has released two draft publications that focus on employee vs contractor classification for tax and superannuation purposes. Correct classification of an employee is important to ensure that both the business and the worker satisfy their tax and superannuation obligations correctly. On 15 December 2023, the ATO released the following two draft publications for […]

Employee or contractor? High Court decisions

22/02/2022

On 9 February 2022, The High Court of Australia delivered two long-awaited decisions to confirm the primacy of the written agreement and the importance of contractual terms when determining whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor. This has highlighted a shift away from the checklist type multi-factorial test, where a valid agreement exists. […]