LAW 122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Vicarious Liability, Wrongful Dismissal
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Employment = legal concept crucial for determining legal protection, social recognition, and economic security associated with different forms of work. Self employed are less likely to have access to training, overtime pay or receive parental/sick leave. Common law draws distinction b/w employees and ic for two reasons: There is no one way to apply when determining employee vs. ic: central q is whether the person who has been engaged to perform the service is doing them as a person in business on his account.