ubiqueIs your contractor really a contractor?
Ten yes/no questions, five minutes, no sign-up. The same factors a tax authority or labour court looks at, scored into a Low, Medium or High risk reading with what to do next.
Answer for one contractor at a time. Nothing you enter leaves your browser.
Tests vary by country. These ten factors appear in almost all of them.
Answer the ten questions and submit. The score counts how many of the usual employment indicators are present.
Reclassification is expensive, and it is usually retroactive
When an authority decides a contractor was in fact an employee, the bill is rarely limited to the future.
Back contributions
Employer social security, pension and health contributions for the whole period, often with interest and penalties. In countries where the employer rate is 30 to 40%, that adds up fast.
Employee entitlements
Paid leave never taken, public holidays, overtime, notice and severance on termination. The contractor can claim these as if they had been employed from day one.
Fines and audits
Many countries fine the hiring company per misclassified person, and a finding usually triggers a wider audit of every other contractor on the books.
Two honest options
Convert to an employee. If the result is High, or Medium and the engagement is long-term, the clean fix is to employ the person. Through Employer of Record Ubique becomes the legal employer in their country, with a compliant contract, payroll and benefits. Conversion takes a few days and the person keeps working. Read how contractor conversion works.
Keep them as a contractor, properly. If the result is Low, or Medium with changes you can make (remove exclusivity, pay per deliverable, allow substitution), Contractor Management gives you a country-specific contract, risk scoring that updates as the engagement changes, and Ubique Shield, which covers you against reclassification claims on contractors engaged through the platform.
Ubique Shield
Included in Contractor Management at £29 per contractor per month. If a contractor engaged through Ubique is reclassified, Shield covers the resulting fines, back contributions and legal costs, subject to the terms of the plan.
Risk scoring in the dashboard
The full version of this check runs continuously on every contractor you manage, using country-specific tests and the actual contract terms. You get an alert when a score moves.
Talk to a human
Local legal partners in 20 countries. If you are unsure about a specific engagement, book 30 minutes and bring the contract.
Run this on every contractor, automatically
Contractor Management scores risk continuously and includes Ubique Shield. See it with your own contractor list.