sir i am doctor -cardiologist . i have been offered a job on retainership model in a newly built hospital . i am currently a govt employee . can u guide me what is the difference between these two models namely retainership and employee. kindly let me know whether one should work on retainership model or the employee status is better
From India, Dehra Dun
From India, Dehra Dun
Dear Dr Harpal Gulati,
Consultants when they provide very specialised and specific services, they are retained on retainership basis. In fact there is no such word as "retainership". However, its loose meaning is retaining a consultant for providing consulting services.
Consultants come to the business premises and provide their services on specific day/date or as and when required. The agreement varies depending on the type of services they provide. This is in contrast with employees. When employer hires services of employees, hours of work, type of work, remuneration, performance is well decided. Their relationship falls within the purview of labour laws.
If you work as consultant then your services will not come under labour laws. All that company will do is to deduct TDS under the provisions of section 194J of IT Act while paying your charges. However, you have written that you have been offered "job". I doubt whether any government employee is permitted to have dual employment. Therefore, it is better to work as consultant rather than as employee.
I recommend you keeping informed your Govt authorities on your consulting services. There should not be problem of any kind because of the "suppression of material facts" or "conflict of interest".
Ok...
Dinesh V Divekar
Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.
From India, Bangalore
7884Consultants when they provide very specialised and specific services, they are retained on retainership basis. In fact there is no such word as "retainership". However, its loose meaning is retaining a consultant for providing consulting services.
Consultants come to the business premises and provide their services on specific day/date or as and when required. The agreement varies depending on the type of services they provide. This is in contrast with employees. When employer hires services of employees, hours of work, type of work, remuneration, performance is well decided. Their relationship falls within the purview of labour laws.
If you work as consultant then your services will not come under labour laws. All that company will do is to deduct TDS under the provisions of section 194J of IT Act while paying your charges. However, you have written that you have been offered "job". I doubt whether any government employee is permitted to have dual employment. Therefore, it is better to work as consultant rather than as employee.
I recommend you keeping informed your Govt authorities on your consulting services. There should not be problem of any kind because of the "suppression of material facts" or "conflict of interest".
Ok...
Dinesh V Divekar
Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance.
From India, Bangalore
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