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Re:US Construction worker productivity has dropped 40% in th... by sharemywin on Monday January 23, 2023 @01:18PM (#34492716)
Are undocumented workers factored into the number of employees? I would assume the are excluded from the # of workers in the calculation.
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Re:US Construction worker productivity has dropped 40% in th... by wmil on Monday January 23, 2023 @01:25PM (#34492839)
There's no reason they would be excluded. They are getting paid so they'd show up on the books.
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Re:US Construction worker productivity has dropped 40% in th... by CydeWeys on Monday January 23, 2023 @01:26PM (#34492860)
I mean, if you're illegally hiring someone, you're not gonna pay them on the book.
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Re:US Construction worker productivity has dropped 40% in th... by withinboredom on Monday January 23, 2023 @01:39PM (#34493029)
It's on the books, under "toilets" or something. That money has to go somewhere. Also, undocumented workers still have to pay income taxes.
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Re:US Construction worker productivity has dropped 40% in th... by baremetal on Monday January 23, 2023 @02:25PM (#34493656)
>Also, undocumented workers still have to pay income taxes.

Undocumented workers are sometimes paid in cash.

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Re:US Construction worker productivity has dropped 40% in th... by CydeWeys on Monday January 23, 2023 @04:08PM (#34495054)
More than sometimes, I would say they are mostly paid in cash.
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Re:US Construction worker productivity has dropped 40% in th... by withinboredom on Monday January 23, 2023 @06:24PM (#34496571)
Getting paid in cash doesn’t excuse you from paying taxes, or filing them.
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Re:US Construction worker productivity has dropped 40% in th... by Gibbon1 on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @04:22AM (#34516231)
Failing to withhold payroll taxes and deductions can get you fined hard perhaps tossed in jail.
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Re:US Construction worker productivity has dropped 40% in th... by michaelmrose on Monday January 23, 2023 @01:46PM (#34493117)
Herein the books are billable labor costs in fact billable at a higher rate than you actually paid.
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Re:US Construction worker productivity has dropped 40% in th... by wmil on Wednesday January 25, 2023 @04:06AM (#34516117)
There are fewer checks on the immigration status of construction workers than you seem to think.
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Re:US Construction worker productivity has dropped 40% in th... by sharemywin on Friday January 27, 2023 @09:30AM (#34546419)
most contractors will take cash as payment. some offer discounts. wink wink.
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