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If your independent contractor agreement contains a provision that allows the parties to terminate the relationship at any time, revise the agreement to include a notice provision with at least some kind of a notice period required for termination of the contract.
Ending the Relationship in the Best Interests of Both Parties. No matter who ends the working relationship between you or your contractor, it's important that you both leave on good terms. Contact the other person well in advance and explain that you have decided to end the agreement.
If both parties have signed and there isn't a valid reason for cancellation, they cannot cancel and could be liable for damages if they do not complete the work they agreed to. But if you are the only party that signed, cancellation is on the table.
Employees in South Africa are entitled to certain minimum employment benefits, while independent contractors are not. Subject to some exclusions, all employees are entitled to a number of statutory minimum entitlements and basic conditions of employment.
To know how to get out of a contract with a contractor, you must go through the terms of the contract and review the wording of the cancellation policy. All contracts should include the "Notice of Right to Cancel Policy."...Notice of Right to CancelContractor's legal name.Type of work required.Payment rate and terms.
This is another reason why employers go the "Independent contractor" route - because a true Independent Contractor has no protection under this legislation.
The Labour Relations Act applies to all employers, workers, trade unions and employers' organisations.
The main pieces of employment legislation, chief among which are the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 (LRA) the Basic Conditions of Employment Act 75 of 1997 (BCEA) and the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 (EEA), apply to employees and not independent contractors.
The contract should state who pays which expenses. The contractor is usually responsible for all expenses including mileage, vehicle maintenance, and other business travel costs; work supplies and tools; licenses, fees, and permits; phone and internet expenses; and payments to employees or subcontractors.
Often Independent Contractors are completely unaware that they are not Employees as defined in South African labour legislation and therefore unprotected by labour legislation.