Contractor

A Contractor is a person or entity that holds a work contract.

• Context:
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• Example(s):
  • Independent Contractor.
  • Government Contractor.
  • Consultant.
• Counter-Example(s):
  • Temporary Employee.
  • Staff Member.
  • Faculty Member.
  • Intern.
• See: Contract, Uniform Grant Guidance, Financial Assistance.

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References

2017

• https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-a-75-billion-business-is-getting-out-of-the-hiring-game-1491838235
  • QUOTE: ... Employees at the San Diego company dream up new themes and car designs, program software, troubleshoot technical issues and watch over a network of contractors scattered around the world. The outside workers test “Rocket League” for bugs, translate it into foreign languages, transfer the software to new types of consoles and handle customer service. ... Overall, 40 or 50 of the 120 people who work on “Rocket League” are contractors, he estimates. It had 110 million in revenue in its first year alone. …

2016

• (Wikipedia, 2016) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contractor Retrieved 2016-11-06
  • A contractor is a person or company that performs work on a contract basis. The term may refer to:

• General contractor, individual or organization that contracts with another individual or organization (the owner) for the construction of a building, road or other facility
• Government contractor, private company which produces goods or services for the government
• Defense contractor, arms industry which provides weapons or military goods to a government
• Subcontractor, an individual or business that signs a contract to perform part or all of the obligations of another's contract
• School bus contractor, a private company or proprietorship which provides school bus service to a school district or non-public school
• Independent contractor, a natural person, business or corporation which provides goods or services to another entity under terms specified in a contract

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• Consultant, a professional who provides expert advice in a particular domain or area of expertise
• Permatemp, a person who works for an organization for an extended period via a staffing agency.

2016

• CDER Library v1.5.1.
  • QUOTE: Contractor means an entity that receives a contract as defined in §200.22 Contract.

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