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: "" (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 invoices, 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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