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Independent Contractor Management – Growing Market, Growing Concerns

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Was established in 2008 to address the burgeoning growth of Independent Contractor Management needs in Canada and the US, PSC continues to attribute its rapid growth through the provision of exemplary Independent Contractor Management Services and resolving the compliance issues for our customers.  As part of providing exemplary services to the business community, PSC has included the distribution of real time and “next practices” intelligence to educate the market on the risks and rewards in using independent contractors.

Our website’s News and Blog sections have been a mainstay for many professionals.  These consistently growing resources provide current and insightful updates to the rapidly changing trends and legislation surrounding the use of independent contractors.  In an effort to bring greater attention to the foreseen changes coming to the Canadian Market, PSC will continue to remain focused on this market and providing consistent resources to our clients and readers.

Readers can gain access to some of our most popular blog and news content such as:

Blogs

• 5 Steps For Effective Independent Contractor Management In Canada
• Employee Misclassification: Avoid jail time by knowing the rules
• Employee or Contractor, a $12.8 dollar decision

News

• 6,000 Companies being Audited for Employee Tax Compliance
• Canada Public Service – Following the Law for Worker Classification

In an effort to expand our content offering, PSC has also released our first white paper providing an overview and perspective on the North American Independent Contractor Marketplace.  This paper titled, Independent Contractors, History and Perspective is available as a complementary download from the PSC website.  Readers of this piece will learn;

• How the independent contractor workforce is exploding in North America
• What the risks are in engaging such a population of knowledge workers
• Where risks exists beyond tax and labor laws
• What’s ahead for the growing segment of labor resources

In the coming weeks we will publish a series of pieces designed to provide useful measures that will help your company prevent some of the risks that can be experienced when using independent contractors.

With the provision of exemplary service to our contractor community being a cornerstone of our company’s mission, PSC will be conducting our 3^rd annual contractor satisfaction survey this month.  Stay connected via LinkedIn or Twitter to be kept up to date on the release of our 2012 survey results and/or to see previous year’s results visit our website to download the results.