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Working with
Freelancers
Avoid expensive mistakes
by following my simple
advice
1. What is a freelancer?
2. How to ensure that your freelancer is not actually an employee
3. The wording you need to include in your contract to cover yourself in
case the freelancer is deemed to be an employee
4. Case study number 1 and why you need to include an Intellectual
Property assignment
5. Case study number 2 and why you need to include a non-solicitation
clause
6. Case study number 3 and why you need to protect your confidential
information and know-how
7. Other key protections
8. Free checklists and wording
We will be covering:
Problem
•Lack of knowledge about issues that might arise
•Not knowing what to include in a contract
•Reluctance to take on “traditional” lawyer
Effect
•Might be an employee – additional cost and liability
•Risk losing key clients, paying £000s and going bust
•Stress and anxiety, emotional and physical strain
Solution
•Be aware of the issues
•Use your Freelance Status Checklist
•Use the right legal wording in your contract
Interesting facts about me:
Lead on
ITV’s
BILLION
pound deal
for digital
switchover
Internet
Marketing
Devotee
Ex Board
Director of
a £100m+
Internation
al Property
Business
Happily
Married & 2
x Perfect
Littluns
aged 2.5 &
0.5
Solicitor of
the Year
Runner Up
Twice…
Employee
Worker
Contractor (freelancer,
consultant, associate)
CONTROL
Work set
amount of
hours?
Have to do
work
themselves?
Can you
move them
from task to
task?
Paid by
hour, week
or month?
Can they
get
overtime or
bonus?
Tel them
where to
work and
how to do it
Employment indicators
CONTROL
Hire
someone
else to do
work
Risk their
own
money?
Provide
own
equipment?
Paid fixed
price?
Decide
where,
when &how
to work
Regularly
work for
different
people?
Freelance indicators
Wording to include in your contract:
Case
Study 1
…………….
………….
……………..
What
she
didn’t
have
1 ....………………….
2 …………………….
3 …………………….
I own the content
I own the IP, that
will be another
£5,000 to use the
content
Possible court case…
Wording to include in your contract:
Case
Study 2
…………….
……………
……………..
Wording to include in your contract:
Case
Study 3
…………….
……………
……………..
Wording to include in your contract:
Lose all
clients
Potential unfair
dismissal claims
Issues with trademarking
and selling business
Wasted time,
stress, impact
on health
Wasted
money
Other
things to
consider:
1 …………………
2 …………………
3 …………………
SOLUTIONS
Check not
employee
Use Freelance
Status
Checklist
Restructure
where
necessary
Be alert to
the issues
Use Freelance
Checklist
Carry out
recommended
actions
Put legal
protections
in place
Include
necessary
wording in
contract
See wording in
this webinar
1. Go through the Freelance Status
Checklist to ensure that your
freelancer is not an employee
2. Go through the Freelance Checklist
to remind yourself of the risks and
how to deal with them
3. If you don’t already have an
adequate contract in place, draft one
including the necessary wording
Action Plan:
• Stress free recruitment of your ideal employee
• Franchising, the final frontier…. Is it for you?
• How to prepare your business for outside investment
• The legalities of running an e-commerce store
• How to buy or sell a business with confidence
Forthcoming Webinars:
Any questions?
Thank You!

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