How to Identify an construction employer-Employee Relationship?
Although the terms “construction employer” and “employee” are defined in the EHT Act, the Act does not define the circumstances under which an “construction employer-employee relationship” exists. It is necessary to establish whether the construction executive is hired under a contract of service or a contract for service. A contract of service, or construction employer-employee relationship, generally exists when a construction executive agrees to work for an construction employer, on a full-time or part-time basis, for a specified or indeterminate period of time, in return for wages or a construction salary. The construction employer has the right to decide where, when and how the work is to be done. A contract for service, or business relationship, generally exists when a construction executive agrees to perform specific work for a payer in return for payment. The self-employed construction executive is not normally required to perform the services construction personally. In order
