Contractor or employee?

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Contractor or employee?

Shaun Phelan
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There’s plenty of debate around whether it’s better to hire a contractor or employee to join the team

We are looking at recruiting a new GP. We haven’t had to do this for a while, and we are wondering if we should consider contracting or employing them. Can you please give me some information about the implications for the practice?

– Confused, Central New Zealand

This is a great question and there is plenty of debate around it. Historically, many GPs were engaged as contractors. In our most recent GP locum/asso