The term contractor is very frequent in the context of labor relations. When in a contract for the provision of services there are two protagonists: the contractor and the contractor. The first is the one that takes the initiative to require a service external to its own activity. And the second is the one that provides said service after having recieved the corresponding assignment.
An agreement is reached between the contractor and the contractor, which is embodied in a service provision contract.
Contract of service
The parties involved in these agreements establish general working conditions, for example, a schedule, a remuneration and a series of conditions (for example, a deadline in the execution of the work or a compliance policy).
The contract for the provision of services is a commercial contract, which means that it is not a labor contract. This means that, on the one hand, someone requests a service and, in parallel, another individual who provides a specific service to the first. Let's see this general idea with a concrete example: a hairdresser finds herself in the circumstance that her business has a water leak and to solve this situation she requests the services of a plumber, which is the contractor. In this example, the corporate purpose of the hairdresser is to treat the hair, but if a water leak occurs in this business, the hairdresser must resort to a third party, which is a professional who is not subordinate and is independent. A commercial activity contract is established between the hairdresser and the plumber.
Client, contractor and subcontractor
The contractor assumes the responsibility of carrying out an activity and for this he sometimes has to resort to another professional outside his activity, that is, a subcontractor. Outsourcing implies that an entity with a certain activity provides an external service, usually a specialized service. The main purpose of outsourcing is to reduce costs in production.
In conclusion, in this type of contractual relationship there are three protagonists: the client, the contractor and sometimes the subcontractor. The client has a specific need and if he cannot solve it himself, he has to turn to another professional, the contractor, who in turn may need another professional, the subcontractor. For the client's initial project to be satisfactory, the functions of each of the entities must be clearly established and for this it is quite common for a mediator to intervene between the client and the contractor, known as the client's representative.
