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Re:I turned my open-source project into a full-time business by COM2323 on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @10:48AM (#39525460)
In my country a lot of people in IT are contractors (not employees) and sometimes these contracts are wild (like not working on anything else during that time and stuff like that).
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Re:I turned my open-source project into a full-time business by jen20 on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @11:19AM (#39525879)
That kind of clause doesn’t fly in either the UK or US, since it is disguised employment. The definition of a contractor is someone who sets their own rate and hours, and works under their own direction.
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