Hi folks,
Help, help, help…I am in urgent need of your sage advice. I have approximately 36 hours to make a decision about a job offer or lose it.
I am a US citizen who has been offered a job by a Canadian employer. I have been told by this employer that they will need to obtain an LMO. Yet, they have also told me I would be classified as an "independent contractor" and not an "employee" of the company. From what I have been reading, this does not make any sense since an independent contractor is essentially self employed (at least they are here in the US) and a LMO is only obtained for "employees" since they are advertising a "job" that could be filled by other workers.
What does this all mean? Am I getting screwed here? I ask because they will be treating me like an "employee", as they will be dictating my hours and responsibilities. By definition an “independent contractor” is “self employed” and provides the services and therefore calls there own shots. It sounds to me like they want an "employee" on a temporary work permit without having to call me an “employee” so they don't have to pay into health insurance, EI, vacation, etc.
Is this a dangerous situation for me? I don't want to move all the way to Canada and find out they let me go with out any safety net, or they abuse my hours. What should I do? Like I said, I only have approximately 36 hours, and the pay, and opportunity are quite good! Arg.
Help, help, help…I am in urgent need of your sage advice. I have approximately 36 hours to make a decision about a job offer or lose it.
I am a US citizen who has been offered a job by a Canadian employer. I have been told by this employer that they will need to obtain an LMO. Yet, they have also told me I would be classified as an "independent contractor" and not an "employee" of the company. From what I have been reading, this does not make any sense since an independent contractor is essentially self employed (at least they are here in the US) and a LMO is only obtained for "employees" since they are advertising a "job" that could be filled by other workers.
What does this all mean? Am I getting screwed here? I ask because they will be treating me like an "employee", as they will be dictating my hours and responsibilities. By definition an “independent contractor” is “self employed” and provides the services and therefore calls there own shots. It sounds to me like they want an "employee" on a temporary work permit without having to call me an “employee” so they don't have to pay into health insurance, EI, vacation, etc.
Is this a dangerous situation for me? I don't want to move all the way to Canada and find out they let me go with out any safety net, or they abuse my hours. What should I do? Like I said, I only have approximately 36 hours, and the pay, and opportunity are quite good! Arg.