I plan to hire some high school kids to help me thin fruit this year. They will only be working for about a month it takes to thin the fruit.
I'm uncertain if this temporary employment would fall under employees or contract labor. I've looked at the definitions, but still unclear. Some of the requirements of contract labor vs. employees are who provides tools, and who defines work schedule. Obviously there are no tools required for fruit thinning, other than one's hands. I intend be flexible on when the kids can work, so am not setting work times. The kids would be hired individually, not as a "thinning crew". The dollar cost is the same to me either way (because I plan on paying more for contract labor and less for employees) but the paperwork is less for contract labor. I'm a very small commercial grower, so FUTA is not a consideration. Any help would be appreciated. Mark Angermayer Tubby Fruits Peach Orchard _______________________________________________ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop
