On 15 December 2023, the Local Government (General) Regulation 2021 (LG Reg) was amended by the Local Government (General) Amendment (Tendering) Regulation (No 2) 2023 (Amending Regulation) to protect the employment of workers who provide domestic and waste management services contracts….
Government at all levels frequently enters contracts with individuals as independent contractors rather than as employees. In construing whether these contracts achieve this intent the courts have tended to look at the whole of the relationship, not just the terms…