BU231 Chapter Notes - Chapter 18: Constructive Dismissal, Independent Contractor, The Employer
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Relationship of master and servant contractual relationship between employer and employee. Relationship of employer and employee is established by a contract that gives one party (employer) authority to direct and control the work of the other party (the employee) Independent contractor not an employer-employee relationship, job is to produce result and the means that he employs are his own affairs. Any liabilities it incurs carrying out its task are almost entirely its own. Liability in contract corporations cannot perform personally and are liable for performance of subcontractors or employees. Liability in tort business is liable to the third party for any tort an employee may have committed. Fixed term contract of employment with defined start and end dates. Notice advance warning that the employment relationship will end. Indefinite hiring contract of employment with undetermined length of time and no expectation of end date.
