Independent Contractors—Can You Fire Them?

Here’s an issue that seems to be stirring up quite a bit of controversy in the BTC Community. As an anonymous BTC Member recently put it: “How much authority does a salon owner have when all of the stylists are independent contractors? For instance, is an owner within his or her bounds to terminate a contract if the stylist is consistently late or not showing up for clients?”   Well here’s the thing—unfortunately the issue is not black and white, and opinions range from totally gung ho to absolute NO. Because often, most of the confusion lies in understanding the (more…)