Why Write a Handbook for Contract Employees?
Before I developed the “Contract Employee’s” project, incorporating The Contract Employee’s Handbook, The Contract Employee’s Workshop, and The Contract Employee’s Newsletter, there was no single source of information that showed W-2 contract employees how to negotiate the agency minefields — not on the internet, not in the book stores. For sure, there are excellent resources published for self-employed independent contractors, but there was nothing that specifically addressed the unique issues affecting W-2 contract employees in the United States. The lack of information exists, I believe, because the knowledge base is closely held by the agencies themselves. You see, traditional agencies using commissioned recruiters have a vested interest in withholding key knowledge from both the client company and the contract employee. That is how they can continue to bill high and pay low. What is incredible is that contract employment is one of the fastest growing segments of the American econ
