There are number of considerations to determine if a contractor should or should not be paid through Wagepoint
When it makes sense to pay a contractor through Wagepoint
- The contractor wants you to automate their payments
- The contractor is paid on an hourly basis
- The contractor is paid at the same frequency as your employees
- The contractor tracks hours worked in the same way as your employees do
- The contractor will be doing work for your business on an ongoing basis
When it doesn’t make sense to pay a contractor through Wagepoint
- They prefer to send you an invoice and be paid by their regularly accepted methods
- Some contractor business may refuse being paid via Wagepoint
- They will only submit invoices once or infrequently
- They are not paid by the hour or get paid at different intervals than your employees
Setting up a contractor in Wagepoint
You can start paying contractors through Wagepoint by asking your Customer Success Manager to set up a contractor in your Wagepoint account.