{"id":224049,"date":"2023-06-28T13:44:12","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T00:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.nz\/?p=224049"},"modified":"2023-06-28T13:46:22","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T00:46:22","slug":"triangular-employment-relationships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.nz\/employment\/triangular-employment-relationships\/","title":{"rendered":"What are Triangular Employment Relationships?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As an employer, you may have come across the phrase \u2018triangular employment relationships\u2019. Put simply, triangular employment is an employment arrangement where employers have employees work for a third party (the controlling party) who controls what work the employees complete. Some examples of triangular employment arrangements include recruitment agencies or labour hire agencies. If you want to start a labour-hire business or start working with a labour-hire company, this article will help you understand the basics and potential risks of triangular employment and how it might work for your business. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are Triangular Employment Relationships?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Triangular employment arrangements are where an employer assigns their employee to work with another business (the controlling third party). As a result, there is a distinct relationship between all three parties with each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consider the following diagram. If you are a labour-hire business or employer, you will direct your employees to work for the controlling third party. On the other hand, if you have workers that you have not directly employed but nevertheless work for your business, you have likely hired workers through temping agencies or labour-hire companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What are Controlling Third Parties?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Controlling third parties are the businesses where employees perform their day-to-day work. This is usually for a set arrangement or period until a project is completed. Commonly, the third party will have an agreement with the employer to provide workers to the workplace. However, the employer pays the employees for the work they complete, not the controlling third party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n Continue reading this article below the form\n <\/i>\n<\/a>\n

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