Document name
Coverage – Taxi Cabs
Document number
POL 34/1977
Effective date: January 1, 1978
Last updated: August 11, 1977
Application: All Future Applications
Policy subject: Employer coverage and registration
Purpose:
To establish guidelines for coverage of taxi cab operators.
POLICY
- Remuneration paid to employees, dispatchers, and operators of company-owned vehicles is deemed to be wages for assessment purposes.
- Owner-operators who merely pay “stall rent” are to be considered as independent operators with the right to elective coverage.
- Any person in the employ of the owner-operator is to be considered a worker and assessment of owner-operator applies.
Policy references
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Amended
Amended
01 January 2014. References updated in accordance with The Workers’ Compensation Act, 2013
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Supersedes
Supersedes
POL 40/72 Coverage – Taxi Drivers