What duties do employers owe to contractors?
- The WHS legislation does not distinguish between the obligations that are owed to contractors and ordinary workers.
- This means that the duty of care owed by the person conducting the business or undertaking (‘PCBU’) is identical for both employees and contractors. However this duty is limited to matters over which the PCBU has control.
- This dispels the popular belief that employers can avoid their safety obligations by outsourcing riskier work to contractors.
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