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May 4, 2023 3:45:07 PM
The demand for contingent workers is expanding rapidly. A report from Intuit noted that 80% of US corporations with contingent workers are expected to exceed 40% of the total workforce. It also comes as no surprise that the pandemic accelerated the development of contingent workforces.
For this reason, it’s becoming increasingly important for hiring managers and job seekers alike to understand what it means to be 1099, C2C, or W-2 employees and what the difference is between being an employee and a contract employee.
Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) define Contingent Work as:
“work arrangements that differ from regular/permanent, direct wage and salary employment. Contingent work and workers are primarily distinguished by having an explicitly defined or limited tenure…”
Contingent workers are people who a company engages for a fixed period. Such workers can have either long-term or short-term contracts. A contingent worker can be an independent consultant, freelancer, contractor, part-timer, or someone who’s in an alternative working arrangement.
The benefit to companies working with contingent workers is that it provides greater flexibility, can help with talent acquisition and it saves money. As Raynor explains, “it reduces the administrative burden for the company…there’s a lot of time and money involved in recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and then managing employees.”
With contingent workers, companies can receive the benefits of good workers without having to carry the responsibilities of sourcing and maintaining the workforce. Perhaps most importantly, moving to a contingent workforce means more flexibility which Raynor says is “because a contingent workforce can be ramped up or down pretty quickly” making companies better able to adjust to external factors and to protect the job security of regular employees.
The employer pays the regular portion of taxes and withholds and remits the employee’s portion of their taxes directly to the IRS. Through the company, W-2 employees are also often provided with workers compensation, employment and disability insurance, sick days, vacation time, retirement contributions as well as any other health and wellness benefits.
These employees take on the burden themselves for things like remitting their taxes and securing their own benefits.
As Raynor notes, unlike with 1099s, “where they’re paying an individual worker, it’s more paying another company for the services.”
The fact is that 84% of companies have benefited from significant savings by transitioning to a more contingent workforce. Moreover, companies around the world put over $500 billion toward procurement services in 2019.
It has become incredibly important for hiring managers to understand the difference between W-2, C2C, and 1099 workers. For Raynor, understanding the difference means making “informed business decisions about what makes the most sense for the company’s needs.” Just as importantly, better understanding mitigates against misclassifying employees, which, Raynor warns, “can have legal and financial consequences for a business.”
If your company is looking to save money and reduce administrative capacity by bringing on contingent workers, reach out to nTech Workforce today to bring on the best in the business.
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