sham contract(A sham contract is when an employer deliberately disguises an employment relationship as an independent contracting arrangement, instead of engaging the worker as an employee. This is usually done to avoid paying employee entitlements such as superannuation, workers' compensation, leave, and certain taxes. In other cases, employees are pressured to become independent contractors where they are threatened with being dismissed or are misled about the effect of changing their working arrangements. The Fair Work Act 2009 protects genuine employees from "sham" independent contracting arrangements and outlines employers" obligations when establishing an employment relationship. gov.auAlexander Demidov)
