{"id":5223,"date":"2020-02-12T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beebole.com\/blog\/?p=5223"},"modified":"2026-08-14T16:40:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T14:40:03","slug":"time-tracking-for-independent-contractors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beebole.com\/blog\/time-tracking-for-independent-contractors","title":{"rendered":"The ins and outs of time tracking for contractors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Time tracking for contractors is crucial in today’s gig economy landscape. While staffing your company entirely with independent contractors might sound tempting, it comes with challenges and obligations. The growing distributed economy is increasingly regulated to protect these workers. It’s important to understand the costs, benefits, and obligations of using contractors and freelance workers, particularly if you plan to use an independent contractor time tracking tool<\/svg><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With no need to pay taxes, overhead, or benefits, it’s no wonder companies prefer to cut costs and hire independent contractors. They now make up nearly half of workers at most technology firms, and in the United States these companies can save $100,000 a year per worker<\/a> by using contractors in place of full-time employees. What’s not to love?<\/p>\n\n\n

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Working with independent contractors comes with real upside \u2014 and real legal and operational risk if time and costs aren’t tracked correctly. This post breaks down the legal line between employee and contractor, the day-to-day challenges of managing a mixed workforce, and how the right time tracking tool keeps everything compliant, accountable, and easy to bill.<\/p>\n

Here’s what this article covers:<\/p>\n