Stage 2 · Lesson 5 of 8
Employee, contractor or agency: reading the type
A listing usually shows how you would be engaged. You might be a full-time employee, a , on a , or hired through a partner or agency. Some words give it away: "B2B" (business to business, meaning you work as your own small business), "independent contractor", "hourly" or "via our partner".
An employee role through an comes with local . Tax is taken from your pay, and you get the benefits your country's law requires. A contractor role means you send , handle your own tax, and usually get no paid leave unless you negotiate it.
Neither is always better, and the later stage on employment models covers the trade-offs. For now, note the type and whether it matches what you want.
Common trapdiscovering in the final round that a "full-time role" is actually a contract with no paid holidays.
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