Contracting? Or discount employee? (Score 1)

I was just recently moved from a contractor to a full time employee. Not that they wanted to, or I wanted to, but because it was required by law. Since I was taking day-to-day direction by my 'employer', I was deemed an employee and was required to be hired full time or the company would face government fines. Anyone recall the big Microsoft scandal regarind this a while back? Also there was the mention of taxes. This is relative to your country/province. Here in Ontario you cannot claim Employment Insurance if you were self-employed, either as a sole-proprietor or a major shareholder in your own corporation. Ask them to write the time-frame into the contract as to when you will be eligable for full-time employment. Then you get all the health benefits (big if you are in the US), retirement contributions, stock discounts, etc..