Solutions/Contractor management
Contractors the inspector would call employees
A contractor who works only for you, uses your tools, and reports to your manager will look like an employee when the inspector visits.
We classify the seat, put a local contract in place, and convert to employment when that is what the facts require.
Review a contractor seat- ✓
Classify — Look at control, hours, and exclusivity — not at the label on the invoice.
- ✓
Contract locally — A contract that matches how they actually work in the country of the role.
- ✓
Convert — Move them onto employment when the inspector would already call it that.
Where this shows up
Long-stay contractors, plant specialists, and sales people paid on invoice — until the facts say otherwise.
Seats that look like employment: one client, set hours, a company email, a manager.
Typical seats
- Exclusive contractors
- On-site specialists
- Sales on invoice
- Long-tenure freelancers
Time-bounded specialists who should stay contractors — with a contract that says so.
Typical seats
- Commissioning engineers
- IT implementers
- Fit-out managers
- Short-term advisors
Move a contractor onto a local employment contract without losing the person.
Typical seats
- Offer and contract
- Statutory registrations
- Payroll cutover
- Notice to the previous arrangement
Close a contractor engagement under local rules when the project or the risk says stop.
Typical seats
- Final invoice
- Handover
- Access and equipment
- Local filings
How an engagement runs
Five steps, one classification
Facts first — then the contract that matches them.
01
Facts
Who sets the hours, whose tools, how long, and whether they work for anyone else.
02
Classify
Contractor, employee, or convert now — written down, not assumed.
03
Contract
Local contractor or employment contract in the country of the role.
04
Pay
Invoices or payroll, depending on the classification.
05
Review
Tenure and control change. Re-classify before the inspector does.
Client testimony
Our success cases
Plant construction
Commissioning engineers
Commissioning sat on project contracts, paid in the agreed currency. When the project ended, termination followed local rules.
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Information technology
Implementation consultants
Local contracts covered the implementation. Payment followed milestones. One offshore invoice did not cover on-site work.
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Commercial seat
Long-term exclusive contractor
The person worked only for the company and reported to a local manager. After a contract review they converted to in-country employment and local payroll.
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Regional operations
Multi-currency fees
Each market was paid in local currency or an agreed foreign currency. Contracts and evidence sat by market for headquarters to check.
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Review a contractor seat
Tell us the country, how they work, and how long they have been there.