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grmn7318
Aug 4, 2009, 05:05 PM
If there are no written agreement between both parties, the independent contractor and the employer, what obligation does the employer have to pay commission to a independent contractor on a sale that the transition closes after the independent contractor left the company?
Gail
AK lawyer
Aug 5, 2009, 01:07 AM
If there are no written agreement between both parties, the independent contractor and the employer, what obligation does the employer have to pay commission to a independent contractor on a sale that the transition closes after the independent contractor left the company?
You are mixing terms. I take it that "employer" means the "company" which in effect employed a so-called "independent contractor" as a sales person and who has now terminated his/her relationship with the company.
If there is an "independent contractor", there is a contract. If this contract is unwritten, one has to establish the terms of the unwritten contract. This person was paid a commission on each sale? If this person was involved with obtaining the customer, I expect he or she is entilted to a commission.
excon
Aug 5, 2009, 08:05 AM
Hello g:
If the salesman brought you the customer, you need to pay the commission. Unless you have a contract with the contractor saying otherwise.
I wonder about your business skills, though. Whenever I had somebody bring me new business, I was THRILLED, and was HAPPY to pay the commission... WHY?? Because I knew that I'd make MORE than I paid out...
You need to pay people what you owe them and not look for excuses to avoid it.
excon
AK lawyer
Aug 5, 2009, 02:30 PM
grmn7318, are you the employer or the employee (a/k/a "independent contractor)?