What are the biggest compliance gaps companies still overlook while engaging contract workers?
VK Engaging contract labour in a company is now an inevitable reality. What began as a model restricted to unskilled roles – housekeeping, canteen services, gardening, and security – has gradually crept into the very core of industrial operations. Today, contract labour is deployed across production floors, maintenance teams, logistics, machine operations, quality inspection, technical installations, warehouse management, and even some supervisory functions. The distinction between core and non-core activities has been conveniently reinterpreted to serve operational convenience rather than legislative intent, creating legal vulnerability, industrial relations instability, and serious moral concerns around employment equity.
The question facing industry today is no longer whether contract labour should be engaged – it is how responsibly and legally it must be governed. Across organisations, critical compliance gaps persist...
