Serious obligations with casual labour
Typical sources of summer labour include young family members who may be finished school or college for a period or other workers looking for seasonal work.
Taking on such extra labour can take pressure off the day to day work load and help get a lot of the once-off projects and “big jobs” underway. Unlike the old days, the taking on of an employee requires a bit more structure than dragging the local young fella off for a day’s work. Mostly, it is relatively easy to determine whether the person is considered an employee or an independent self-employed contractor.
