Outworkers
15 Outworkers
This section applies to an individual (the outworker) who is engaged by a person (the principal) under a contract for services to treat or manufacture articles or materials, or to perform other services—
in the outworker’s own home; or
on other premises not under the control or management of the principal.
To remove doubt, the outworker is taken to be a worker employed by the principal if—
the outworker is taken to be a worker employed by the principal under section 11 (Regular contractors and casuals); or
the outworker is taken to be a worker employed by the principal under section 12 (Labour hire arrangements).
Example of an outworker
A keyboard operator engaged under a contract for services by an information technology firm to undertake data conversion for the firm (or for another firm) in the operator’s home.
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