Employment Agreements

If you hire an employee or an independent contractor you should have an appropriate agreement to protect your business.

We have acted for many clients who have sufferred from the attention of the Employment Standards Branch or the Courts because they failed to take the simple and inexpensive precaution of having the appropriate employment or independent contractor agreement.

If you intend to hire an independent contractor to save monies on UIC, CPP and so you do not have to deduct income tax two simple precautions can save your company thousands of dollars in unexpected obligations to pay statutory deductions:

• incorporate a company for your independent contractor because corporations cannot deemed to be employees; and
• enter into an appropriate employment or independent contractor agreement.

We have lots of precedent agreements which are suitable for different industries. We charge flat fees for our agreements so that you will know exactly what the cost will be before you proceed. Call Stuart Moir for a free consultation at (604) 272-6960.