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+ Internatio

nal 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

workRisk 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!