Independant Contractor Sales Position Trial Period
I am thinking of hiring a sales person for my business. Is it legal to: 1. Hire salesperson on independent contractor basis? 2. Have a one week trial period and if they don’t make any sales not be bound to pay if stated beforehand in a contract?
I thought about the free trial period and it sounds unfair. So I would change it to trial week where they will be paid on 100% commission and if they bring one sale their weekly base and commission mode kicks. What do you think?
Answer: You can’t have someone work a week for free, you moron. One week is a completely unfair period. Usually it’s like a 90 day probationary period. You want 6 of one and 1/2 dozen of the other. Sounds like you’re trying to get out of paying taxes. An independant contractor can be told what job needs to be done, but you cannot control how it gets done. http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=99921,00.html
