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Workforce Classification

Workforce classification is the assignment of workers or roles to defined categories for employment, payroll or planning purposes. Categories may include employees, contractors, temporary staff or job groups.

Example

An employer records permanent employees separately from agency workers when planning benefits administration and reporting staffing supplied through external providers.

What to keep in mind

An internal label does not determine legal employment status. The actual working relationship and applicable law may create rights or obligations regardless of the category entered in a system.

Further reading

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